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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1031 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

- Dangerously cold temperatures in the single digits and teens are expected tonight.

- Areawide above-freezing highs are expected during the afternoon for the next few days, but overnight lows will continue falling below freezing.

- Low end precipitation chances return late Thursday and into Friday as a weak shortwave moves across the region. Some brief wintry precip is possible, but impacts will be short-lived.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1031 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

Tonight will be the coldest night of the week for the majority of sites across the ArkLaTex, and will be followed by a pronounced warming trend tomorrow and through much of the rest of the work week. Lows still look to reach the single digits north of the I-30 corridor and middle teens south. Some patchy freezing fog may be possible across our northern zones, but given the current state of roads across the region, any such development will not introduce more of a hazard than already exists.

Highs tomorrow will climb into the upper 30s northwest to upper 40s southwest, allowing significant melting under sunny skies before new cloud cover moves in from the southwest. As pseudo-zonal flow prevails aloft through the middle of the week, this trend will continue, with more widespread highs in the 40s and 50s, and sub- freezing lows in the 20s at night, while quiet conditions continue.

By late Thursday, prevailing upper level flow will shift sharply northwesterly, funneling a colder airmass into the region, while a weak shortwave attempts to kick up a brief wave of moisture overnight Thursday into Friday. Slight chances of showers will be possible Thursday evening, with some embedded wintry mix possible north towards dawn. Bear in mind, these chances remain slight, and impacts should be short-lived, if any develop. The remainder of Friday will be quiet and see skies clear as much colder air moves in, bringing another night of teens and single digits Saturday and Sunday mornings, while afternoon highs gradually rebound from near freezing Saturday back into the 40s and 50s by the end of this extended forecast period.

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AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1142 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

For the 27/06Z, patchy MVFR cigs from earlier this evening have largely exited all terminals and should continue to shift out of our airspace overnight. VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the period with increasing cirrus as we go through the day on Tuesday, expanding from west to east across our airspace. Winds will trend light and variable overnight as strong sfc high pressure builds across the region, becoming SWly on Tuesday with speeds generally ranging between 5-10 kts before decreasing once again to less than 5 kts by 28/00Z.

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 536 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

Spotter activation is not anticipated throughout this week.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 14 44 24 49 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 16 46 25 49 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 5 40 17 45 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 12 42 24 45 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 12 43 20 46 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 16 41 23 45 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 13 42 20 47 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 16 46 22 52 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for ARZ050-051- 059>061-070>073.

LA...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for LAZ001>006- 010>014-017>022.

OK...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for OKZ077.

TX...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.