textproduct: Shreveport

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 123 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 - Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, but drier conditions will prevail through much of the week.

- Hot and humid conditions will remain across the region through the current work week. Heat indices may approach or exceed 100 degrees. Sensitive groups are advised to take precautions. - Showers and thunderstorms will increase again by the end of the week and continue into next weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 123 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

A warm and humid airmass remains over the region today. In fact, today's 18z sounding revealed Precipitable Water (PWAT) values just over 2", which is above the 90 percentile for early June. With this moisture rich airmass in place, we only needed a little bit of sun this morning to initiate showers. These isolated to widely scattered showers have been widespread over the past few hours and should continue through the afternoon, with some embedded thunderstorms likely mixing in. Coverage should stay isolated to widely scattered due to the absence of any large scale forcing mechanisms. With the humidity in place and afternoon highs in the lower 90s, expect heat index values or feel-like temperatures to top out between 100-105 degrees this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms should diminish after sunset, due to the loss of daytime heating. Upper ridging will quickly build northward into the region from the northern Gulf overnight. Warm and humid conditions will remain, with lows in the mid 70s. Low stratus is expected to develop as well, but it should diminish by mid-Tuesday morning.

The aforementioned upper ridge is expected to build into Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through a large portion of this week. This will yield quiet weather under partly cloudy skies, although a stray shower or two can't be ruled out during peak heating hours. Warm and humid conditions will remain, with afternoon highs in the mid 90s. At this time, we aren't expecting any heat products to be issued. However, please exercise heat safety precautions, as heat index values will top out between 100-105 degrees each afternoon.

By Thursday night, the ridge will start to flatten out and shift west of the region. The pattern aloft will start to shift to more of a northwest flow type set-up, as a long-wave trough arrives into our northern zones Friday morning. This will bring the return of rain chances along and north of I-20 on Friday. The northwest flow aloft pattern will become more entrenched over the region during the upcoming weekend. Rain chances will become widespread, as several disturbances move along the flow during this period. Widespread rain chances will remain through the first portion of next week, as a cool front moves into the area.

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AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1238 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

All sites have returned to VFR cigs at the top of this period. Clouds should continue to lift and scatter out a bit through the afternoon. Winds will stay southerly but gust occasionally before calming down this evening. MVFR/IFR cigs will return early tomorrow morning for most areas. There is some uncertainty on how far north and east these clouds will extend, particularly for KTXK, KELD, and KMLU. I've left some lower cigs at those sites for now but they may be removed in the next package. As is typical, cigs should lift and scatter out in the late morning to early afternoon hours. /57/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 123 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Spotter activation is not expected over the next 24 hours. /20/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 93 76 95 77 / 30 20 0 0 MLU 92 76 95 77 / 30 20 0 0 DEQ 90 75 93 75 / 20 20 0 0 TXK 93 76 96 77 / 20 20 0 0 ELD 91 75 94 77 / 30 20 0 0 TYR 93 75 94 76 / 20 20 0 0 GGG 94 75 94 77 / 20 20 0 0 LFK 92 74 94 75 / 30 20 20 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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