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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
(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1235 PM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Expect MVFR ceilings to prevail through 00z. Ceilings will improve to VFR levels, from east to west across the CWA, generally between 03z and 09z. VFR conditions to prevail after 12z.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Batesville AR 74 58 80 53 / 10 30 0 0 Camden AR 78 61 82 57 / 20 20 20 10 Harrison AR 73 58 81 52 / 10 10 0 0 Hot Springs AR 75 61 82 56 / 20 30 10 0 Little Rock AR 74 62 81 57 / 10 30 10 0 Monticello AR 82 64 80 60 / 10 30 30 10 Mount Ida AR 75 58 81 54 / 20 30 10 0 Mountain Home AR 75 57 82 53 / 0 10 0 0 Newport AR 74 60 78 54 / 10 20 10 0 Pine Bluff AR 77 61 81 55 / 10 20 10 0 Russellville AR 76 60 83 56 / 10 20 0 0 Searcy AR 74 60 81 55 / 10 30 10 0 Stuttgart AR 77 62 81 56 / 10 20 10 0
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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