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KEY MESSAGES
Issued at 153 AM CDT Fri Aug 28 2026
-Slightly cooler/drier air arrives by later today into Saturday behind a new front that is pushing through the state this morning
-Mainly dry conditions expected for the next several days as drier air filters into the state behind the front
-An upper ridge expands back over the region by early next week...with hot and humid conditions returning for much of next week
DISCUSSION
Issued at 153 AM CDT Fri Aug 28 2026
A new front is slowly progressing south across the state early this Fri morning...with some very isolated SHRA/TSRA noted just along this front over SRN sections. Behind the front...drier air was filtering into the state. This front will continue dropping south of the state by this Fri afternoon...with more comfortable moisture levels expected to settle across AR for this afternoon and through the weekend. Chances for rainfall will remain low over the weekend...and temps will cool off some...but may remain at or above normal.
Initially...the center of the upper ridge will be west of the state this Fri...with AR in mainly NRLY flow aloft. However...this upper ridge will begin moving back east this weekend...becoming centered over the region by early next week. This will allow temps to slowly rise once again...with well above normal conditions returning for much of the upcoming week. Moisture levels will also increase...and heat index values may rise back to near or above Heat Adv levels. While the forecast looks to remain dry due to the upper ridge over the region...there have been some hints of a weak low moving towards the region from the Gulf by Tue or Wed. If this happens...temps may drop some...and rain chances could return to the forecast.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 604 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2026
VFR condns wl persist thru the PD, w/ winds settling overnight, and SErly to Erly winds resuming on Sat. No other sig wx is anticipated.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Batesville AR 66 95 69 99 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 68 96 68 98 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 64 91 67 94 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 68 96 70 98 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 68 95 70 99 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 69 94 69 96 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 66 95 66 97 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 64 91 66 95 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 66 94 69 97 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 66 94 68 97 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 67 95 68 99 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 65 93 68 97 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 67 94 70 97 / 0 0 0 0
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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