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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 150 AM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

-Isolated/widely scattered showers and thunderstorms possible again this Sunday afternoon...with best potential for seeing rainfall across southeast sections

-Increasing heat index values will be seen today...but most areas will be borderline with the 105 Heat Advisory levels

-More widespread potential for seeing heat index values over 105 are expected throughout the upcoming week...with heat headlines likely as a result

-Mainly dry conditions expected the next several days as an upper level ridge builds across the region

DISCUSSION

Issued at 150 AM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

Fairly quiet conditions are ongoing across the CWA early this Sun morning as all precip ended Sat evening. The weak upper wave that was meandering over AR on Sat has shifted east...and weakened further. However...the upper energy/weak disturbance will still be overhead across portions of the region...which could still allow for some afternoon isolated convection to develop this Sun. Looks like best potential for seeing any isolated afternoon convection will be across SERN sections. This may also be the case on Mon afternoon as well...but location may be a bit more difficult to pinpoint.

The lesser cloud cover and lower precip chances will allow for more areas to see temps back in the 90s to around 100 this Sun afternoon. Heat index values will approach Heat Adv levels for some areas...but today's potential for exceeding 105 heat index is borderline. As a result...not heat headlines are expected for this Sun afternoon. This may not be the case leading into Mon however...with more areas potentially exceeding 105 for heat index. This trend looks to continue into much of the upcoming week...with heat headlines likely for at least some portion of the CWA throughout the week.

Upper level ridging will increase across the region throughout the upcoming week and possibly next weekend. This will tend to lower POPs for any convection...even diurnally driven convection. Temps will rise to around or above normal for much of the next several days as a result.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1141 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Mostly dry conditions should be seen overnight for most terminals...and again on Sun. However...there could be some isolated convection across SERN sections overnight into Sun. Otherwise...some patchy fog could be seen early Sun morning.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 92 74 96 76 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 93 73 95 75 / 20 0 0 0 Harrison AR 93 74 94 75 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 94 74 96 75 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 94 75 95 77 / 10 0 0 0 Monticello AR 92 75 95 76 / 30 10 0 0 Mount Ida AR 93 72 93 73 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 91 73 93 74 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 91 74 95 76 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 91 73 95 74 / 30 0 0 0 Russellville AR 95 75 97 76 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 91 73 94 75 / 10 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 91 75 94 77 / 20 0 0 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.