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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1216 AM CST Tue Feb 3 2026

-Drier and cooler air will continue to filter into the state with temperatures 5 to 7 degrees below normal for afternoon highs.

-Warmer temperatures will return by late this week through the weekend...with a dry forecast returning.

-Rain chances return during the early into the middle part of next week across parts of Arkansas.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1147 PM CST Tue Feb 3 2026

Satellite this morning shows a surface cold front over far southeastern Arkansas with low cloudiness. Behind the front, colder and drier air has begun to filter into parts of northwest and northern Arkansas and will continue through the rest of today across the state. Winds will be out of the north to northwest with some a few breezes possible through early this afternoon across Arkansas. Temperatures will run around 5 to 7 degrees below normal today due to the cooler and drier airmass.

By Thursday, south to southwest flow returns to the state bringing drier and warmer air to the state and allowing temperatures to warm to near normal temperatures on Thursday, then well above normal on Friday across the state. Another dry cold front will push across the state bringing another short lived shot of slightly cooler air on Saturday. By Sunday, short wave ridging will move across the state with temperatures returning above normal and persisting through early next week across the state. Temperatures will run roughly 10 to 15 degrees above normal each day from late this weekend through early next week. Rain chances return during the early part of next week as a disturbance moves across the state from the central/southern plains.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 532 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

MVFR conds will be possible over Nrn sites through mid afternoon as low stratus move into the state from MO. Elsewhere, mid clouds are expected. Winds should be Nrly between 10-20kts.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 44 23 50 35 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 51 27 56 38 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 43 24 54 38 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 49 27 56 39 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 45 26 52 37 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 48 28 53 39 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 50 26 58 40 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 43 23 53 34 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 42 23 47 33 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 45 25 51 37 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 49 26 55 35 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 45 23 50 32 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 43 25 49 36 / 0 0 0 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.