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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 247 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

- Isolated rain chances will linger across central to southeast Arkansas Saturday afternoon to evening

- Much cooler temperatures will prevail behind Friday's cold front into mid-week next week.

- Dry and settled weather expected through the coming week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 247 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Recent sfc obs and objective analyses depicted a sfc cdfrnt draped acrs the Gulf Coast region, w/ NErly winds in place over much of the FA. Thru the day Sat and into Sat evng, some lingering precip wl be possible over Cntrl portions of the state, though most wl lkly just see overcast skies and occasionally drizzling condns thru the day, w/ afternoon high temperatures only topping out in the mid 70s for most.

Thru the coming week, stronger H500 flow wl recede poleward, w/ intermittent ridging developing acrs the Wrn to Cntrl US. In the wake of Friday's cdfrnt, dry and settled weather is expected to prevail, w/ a significant airmass change ushering in seasonable temperatures. Low temps are expected to fall to the 40s across portions of Nrn to Cntrl AR by Tues and Wed mrngs, w/ afternoon highs topping out in the upper 70s to low 80s. By mid-week, Srly sfc flow is set to resume under building ridging, allowing for daily temperatures to trend upwards once again.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1232 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Area MVFR to IFR condns were ongoing near 03/06Z, w/ recent nighttime sat imgry depicting low cloud covg moving acrs the FA. In the wake of a cdfrnt fm Fri, expect MVFR/IFR CIGs to prevail thru at least overnight Fri, w/ most terminals improving to at least MVFR beyond 03/12-16Z Sat mrng. By Sat aftn to evng, expect CIGs to improve to VFR levels w/ mid-lvl cloud covg persisting. Winds thru the PD wl stay elevated invof the frnt, w/ Nrly sustained values near 10 kts overnight, and lighter N-N/Erly winds on Sat.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 74 58 79 53 / 10 10 0 0 Camden AR 78 60 83 57 / 20 20 10 0 Harrison AR 73 57 80 52 / 10 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 75 60 83 56 / 20 10 10 0 Little Rock AR 74 62 81 57 / 10 10 10 0 Monticello AR 82 64 82 60 / 10 20 20 0 Mount Ida AR 75 57 82 54 / 20 10 10 0 Mountain Home AR 75 56 81 53 / 10 10 0 0 Newport AR 74 60 78 54 / 10 10 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 77 60 82 55 / 10 20 10 0 Russellville AR 76 59 83 56 / 10 10 0 0 Searcy AR 74 60 80 55 / 10 10 10 0 Stuttgart AR 77 62 82 56 / 10 20 10 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.