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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 256 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

- Settled weather, cooler morning low temperatures and dry conditions will persist through the week.

- Low-end rain chances return to portions of eastern Arkansas by next weekend.

- No other hazardous weather is anticipated.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 256 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Recent objective mesoanalysis depicted broad surface high pressure extending over the Midwest and Great Lakes Vcty, w/ the Natural State under the SWrn periphery of anticyclonic sfc flow. Thru the week, H500 ridging is progged to build over the Wrn US, w/ mean NWrly flow persisting acrs the Cntrl to Ern US. This wl keep sfc high pressure in place over the Ern half of the US, w/ local high pressure keeping the pattern settled, dry, and warm. Low temps wl persist in the 40s to 50s, w/ afternoon highs topping out in the upper 70s to low 80s.

By this weekend, low-end rain chances remain possible as weak and detached upper-lvl cyclonic flow fm the west coast moves Ewrd acrs the Rio Grande valley, and interacts w/ a developing tropical system slowly moving Nwrd towards the Gulf coast. Greatest confidence lies acrs the Ern half of the state for appreciable rain chances and rain totals up to a half inch, though most wl lkly see less than that to none over the next 7 days.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 536 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VFR condns wl prevail thru the PD as sfc high pressure settles over the FA, w/ light northeast winds thru Tues aftn.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 81 52 85 56 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 87 57 90 56 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 80 55 84 59 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 84 56 87 57 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 83 56 85 57 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 86 59 89 59 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 84 53 86 54 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 79 51 84 57 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 81 52 84 57 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 84 55 87 56 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 83 54 86 57 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 82 53 86 56 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 83 56 86 56 / 0 0 0 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.