Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 6:15 am CST on January 6, 2009
Widespread light rainfall with isolated heavier showers will continue across East Texas...southeast Oklahoma...and southwest Arkansas this morning. Additional rainfall amounts through 8 am will be around a tenth of an inch...with isolated amounts of up to a quarter of an inch under heavier showers. Motorists should use caution and reduce speeds this morning...as water May Pond on the roadways...making travel hazardous.
Current conditions
As of 5:53 AM CST at Texarkana, Arkansas
Light Rain
Temperature:
37°
Wind chill:
34°
Wind:
SE 4 mph
Dewpoint:
36°
Humidity:
96%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 4:24 am CST on January 6, 2009
Today...Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tonight...Chance of light rain in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. The chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.