Quick take
- Main concern today: wildfires. The NWS Shreveport fire danger statement runs through 7 p.m. Thursday. Afternoon humidity drops to 25 to 35% in south Arkansas and north Louisiana, and fuels are critically to extremely dry. Outdoor burning is discouraged.
- No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for the NWS Shreveport area. Highs today 84 to 85; lows tonight 54 to 62.
- Friday stays mostly dry with highs near 80 to 82. Scattered showers and a few storms develop Friday night into Saturday, Halloween. Rain chances are 20 to 30% Friday night and 40 to 60% Saturday.
- Forecasters say rain may taper off for trick or treaters in east Texas and western Louisiana Saturday evening. Better soaking rain, possibly 1 to 3 inches, is expected Monday night into Tuesday.
One more warm, dry day before rain chances return. The National Weather Service in Shreveport has a fire danger statement in effect through 7 p.m. Thursday for southeast Oklahoma, south central and southwest Arkansas, north and central Louisiana and parts of east Texas. Its overnight forecast discussion says humidity will fall to 25 to 35% this afternoon over south Arkansas and north Louisiana, and that "critically to extremely dry fuels" will help any fire that starts spread, even with light east winds. The statement discourages outdoor burning. Check our burn ban roundup before you burn anything.
There are no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for the NWS Shreveport area.
Today and tonight
Sunshine through thickening high clouds, with highs of 84 to 85 and dry weather.
- Shreveport: high 85 today, low tonight 58, high 80 Friday. Rain chance 30% Friday night and 50% on Halloween (Sat.). Forecast
- Monroe: high 85 today, low tonight 55, high 82 Friday. Rain chance 20% Friday night and 40% on Halloween (Sat.). Forecast
- Longview: high 84 today, low tonight 62, high 80 Friday. Rain chance 30% Friday night and 50% on Halloween (Sat.). Forecast
- Texarkana: high 84 today, low tonight 62, high 80 Friday. Rain chance 30% Friday night and 60% on Halloween (Sat.). Forecast
- El Dorado: high 85 today, low tonight 54, high 80 Friday. Rain chance 30% Friday night and 50% on Halloween (Sat.). Forecast
Halloween weekend
Friday turns cloudier and a little cooler, and stays mostly dry during the day. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms develop Friday night and continue into Saturday. Forecasters don’t expect much rain from it, and they say it may diminish in time for evening trick or treaters across much of east Texas and possibly western Louisiana. Sunday looks warm, humid and dry.
Looking ahead
A bigger system brings showers and storms Monday evening into Tuesday, with 1 to 3 inches of much needed rain possible, the weather service says. Whether any storms turn severe is still uncertain. Cooler, drier weather follows for the second half of next week.
Sources
- National Weather Service Shreveport
- NWS Shreveport: Area Forecast Discussion (1:20 a.m. CDT, Thu., Oct. 29, 2026)
- NWS Shreveport: Fire Danger Statement (3:58 p.m. CDT, Tue., Oct. 27, 2026; through 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 29)
- NWS point forecast: Shreveport
- NWS point forecast: Monroe
- NWS point forecast: Longview
- NWS point forecast: Texarkana
- NWS point forecast: El Dorado