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 6:20 AM CST at Lufkin, Texas
Heavy Rain
Temperature:
41°
Wind chill:
39°
Wind:
WNW 4 mph
Dewpoint:
37°
Humidity:
87%
Visibility:
2.5 miles
Forecast
As of 4:24 am CST on January 6, 2009
Today...Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tonight...Becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.