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Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Forecast: Warm and unsettled weekend
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (343+ words) Magnolia is headed into a warm, unsettled start to the weekend followed by a cooler Sunday as a storm system moves through South Arkansas. Friday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with showers and thunderstorms developing mainly after 1 p.m. High near 85. Friday night…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Warm and breezy
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (246+ words) Warm, breezy conditions will continue across south Arkansas through midweek, with increasing clouds by Wednesday as the pattern trends more unsettled. Monday: Mostly sunny, high near 84, low near 61 Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, high near 85, low near 64 Wednesday: Mostly cloudy,…...
Columbia County in severe drought
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (328+ words) Almost all of Columbia County is rated as D2 (severe drought) on the current U.S. Drought Monitor map. The Lafayette-Nevada-Hempstead area is in D1 (moderate drought. The red color signifies D3 (extreme drought). Darker red is D4 (exceptional drought). The majority of Columbia County is…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Sunny through Tuesday
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (325+ words) A warm, mainly dry pattern will hold across South Arkansas through midweek, while a bright waxing Moon and generally quiet space weather provide favorable skywatching conditions. Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 80. Light south wind. Monday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy....
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Fire danger
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (278+ words) There will be an elevated risk for wildfire from 11 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026. Afternoon relative humidity values will range from 20 to 30 percent. Sustained northeast to east winds around 10-15 mph early in the day will be followed by gusts up to…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Warm and dry
1+ week, 2+ day ago (223+ words) A warm and mainly dry pattern will continue across South Arkansas through Friday before a weak front brings cooler, more seasonable air for Saturday, according to the National Weather Service office in Shreveport. Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 85-87. Light south…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Warming trend, new moon
2+ week, 3+ day ago (195+ words) Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy early. High 71. Low 49. Thursday: Sunny and very warm. High 81. Low 53. Friday: Sunny, unseasonably warm. High 86. Low 56. Friday" " " " " " " " " " " 7:59 a.m." " " " " " "9:32 p.m." " " " " " Waxing Crescent The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center reports a 3040% chance of minor R1R2 radio blackouts. There is a 5% chance…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Warmup ahead of equinox
2+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) A transition from cool late-winter air to a milder spring pattern will take hold across South Arkansas this week, as Magnolia heads toward the March equinox with improving weather, dark skies for stargazing, and increasing solar activity in space. Tuesday:…...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Elevated wildfire danger
2+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) A strong but brief thunderstorm complex passed across South Arkansas on Sunday afternoon. magnoliareporter.com recorded 0.2 inches of rain, raising March rainfall to 3.12 inches, and 8.04 inches since January 1, 2026. There is an elevated wildfire danger in the region through 7 p.m. Monday. Relative…...
South Arkansas under multiple weather hazards -- high winds, tornado watch and a freeze
2+ week, 5+ day ago (350+ words) Columbia County joined on Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2026 a region that has been placed under a wind advisory, tornado watch and a freeze warning that might bring a 50-degree temperature drop in a few hours. At 3 p.m. Sunday, the temperature in Magnolia…...