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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1138 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

-More chances for showers/thunderstorms Sunday into early Monday as a new front moves into region

-Drier/warm conditions throughout most of the upcoming work week.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1134 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

Expect VFR flight category for the entire forecast period from early Saturday morning through early Sunday morning across all sites with the exception of KLLQ which is expected to experience lowered CIGS early Saturday morning to as low as MVFR flight category until late Saturday morning when the cloud deck will lift. Expect for the first few hours of the forecast period that the site of KHRO may experience surface wind gusts in excess of almost 20 knots.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1143 PM CDT Sat May 9 2026

Expect VFR to begin the first few hours of the forecast period before flight category becomes degraded across all TAF sites as a cold front moves into the state and CIGS and VSBY lower to as low as IFR and LIFR flight category. Additionally, multiple rounds of VCSH and VCTS will impact the state on Sunday beginning during the early morning and lasting for the remainder of the forecast period through early Monday morning.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 85 60 80 56 / 0 10 50 40 Camden AR 82 61 82 59 / 10 20 40 60 Harrison AR 83 58 74 51 / 0 10 60 10 Hot Springs AR 84 61 79 58 / 10 30 50 40 Little Rock AR 82 61 80 57 / 0 10 50 50 Monticello AR 80 62 82 61 / 10 10 30 40 Mount Ida AR 83 62 77 58 / 10 30 60 50 Mountain Home AR 83 57 76 52 / 0 10 40 10 Newport AR 84 59 81 57 / 0 0 60 50 Pine Bluff AR 85 61 82 59 / 0 10 50 50 Russellville AR 85 61 78 57 / 10 20 60 30 Searcy AR 84 57 81 56 / 0 10 60 50 Stuttgart AR 84 62 81 60 / 0 10 60 50

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.