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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 230 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

- A cold front pushed through Arkansas overnight and a cooler and drier airmass is beginning to overtake the state as of Wednesday morning.

- High pressure will keep the majority of the state dry; however the cold front will be positioned across northern Louisiana on Wednesday and become a stationary boundary draped across central Louisiana through the remainder of the workweek, thus the southern half of Arkansas will experience chances for rain and isolated thunderstorms until Saturday.

- Rain and thunderstorm chances re-enter the forecast on Tuesday as a cold front drops into the state.

- Temperatures will remain near normal through Sunday before becoming slightly warmer than normals for this time of the year into the upcoming workweek.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 230 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

The majority of the state between today and Monday will remain dry as high pressure along with a cooler and drier airmass settles in behind the FROPA that has pushed through the state on Tuesday night. The cold front is progged to slow considerably on Wednesday and become a stationary front positioned across central TX, central LA, central MS, and central AL through Friday before moving offshore.

The result of this stalled boundary will be POPs possible for the southern half of the state with the greatest opportunity for rain and an isolated thunderstorm across southern Arkansas, especially along the Arkansas/Louisiana border.

A much better chance for rain and potentially storms will return to the forecast on Tuesday across the state as a cold front drops into Arkansas from the north. It remains too far in advance to determine if any storms may be severe.

Temperatures over the forecast period will remain near normal for this time of the year between Wednesday (today) and Sunday before surface winds return to being established out of the west-southwest and southwest across the state ushering in warmer temperatures that will be a few degrees above normals for this time of the year.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1201 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

MVFR/VFR CIGs are expected across most terminals through much of the period. Overnight expect mostly clear skies or high clouds to be present. Rain chances are possible for ADF/LLQ through the afternoon hours but were not included due to uncertainty of SHRA/TSRA coverage.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 49 68 51 66 / 10 10 10 30 Camden AR 54 70 51 60 / 40 30 60 70 Harrison AR 45 67 48 64 / 0 10 10 20 Hot Springs AR 52 68 51 62 / 20 20 40 50 Little Rock AR 53 68 52 66 / 20 10 30 50 Monticello AR 56 70 53 64 / 40 20 50 70 Mount Ida AR 51 67 49 62 / 20 20 40 50 Mountain Home AR 45 68 48 65 / 0 10 10 20 Newport AR 50 68 52 66 / 10 10 10 20 Pine Bluff AR 53 69 52 63 / 30 10 40 60 Russellville AR 50 68 51 66 / 10 10 20 30 Searcy AR 49 68 49 67 / 10 10 20 30 Stuttgart AR 53 68 54 65 / 20 10 30 50

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.