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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1044 PM CDT Mon Mar 23 2026

- Expect another day of cooler temperatures Tuesday before another warming trend begins.

- Another cold front is expected to cool things down again going into the weekend.

- The forecast remains dry over the next seven days, which will continue to worsen local drought conditions.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1044 PM CDT Mon Mar 23 2026

The cooler temperatures from the frontal passage today will keep things somewhat cool for another day, with highs on Tuesday in the mid 70s in southeast OK and southwest AR and low 80s in east TX and central LA. The low levels will still be plenty dry, with RH's bottoming out in the 30-40 percent range for many areas, prolonging the wildfire threat. Luckily, this airmass will have enough midlevel moisture available for some cloud development across the region Tuesday morning that will thin as the afternoon continues and redevelop overnight.

The more moderate temperatures and increased cloud cover will give way to the returning influence of a region of high pressure in the Desert Southwest Wednesday. The proximity of the upper-level high will keep skies clear and start another warming trend through the end of the work week. Temperatures can be expected to stay in the mid to upper 80s through at least Friday. After which, another dry cold front is likely to sweep in from the north and temporarily bring back seasonal temperatures for Saturday. As can probably be inferred, temperatures are expected to rebound into the 80s on Sunday as the upper-level pattern recovers.

The prolonged period with out meaningful rainfall is continuing to worsen drought conditions and increase fire weather concerns. The list of county/parish burn bans are steadily growing, so make sure to check in with local officials and follow their guidance on outdoor burning. Some long range models are suggesting that a shortwave trough could propagate along the flow and bring a chance of rain sometime next week. However, the lack of model agreement and being in the extended forecast period make this extremely uncertain at this time.

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AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1259 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

For the 24/06Z TAF update, MVFR cigs are more likely to start the period for KLFK due to low cloud redevelopment across the southern airspace. VFR vis/cigs return by 24/16Z with light winds gaining a southerly component by 24/18Z before waning to variable speeds after 25/02Z. /16/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 151 PM CDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Spotter activation is not expected in the short term into midweek.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 80 61 86 62 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 77 56 86 60 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 73 51 86 58 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 76 57 87 64 / 10 0 0 0 ELD 74 54 86 59 / 10 10 0 0 TYR 82 63 86 63 / 10 0 0 0 GGG 81 61 86 61 / 10 0 0 0 LFK 82 61 84 61 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None.