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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1239 AM CST Fri Dec 12 2025

-Strong cold front moves into the state Saturday night into Sunday...which brings some of the coldest air seen so far this season Sunday into Monday

-Wind chills will dip into the single digits and teens Sunday morning

-Lows in the teens and 20s Sunday and Monday mornings

-Warmer conditions by the middle of next week

-Mainly dry forecast through early next week

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1239 AM CST Fri Dec 12 2025

Quiet conditions are ongoing across the state early this Fri morning...though some locations were seeing the SRLY flow returning already. This was allowing for a significant temp spread across the state...with areas in the 50s where winds have increased. Temps have dropped into the low to mid 30s already where winds remained nearly calm.

The SRLY winds will continue to increase this Fri morning... allowing temps to rebound back to around and even above normal initially. However...a new front will push SE through the state by this afternoon...with temps dropping back to around normal for Sat. However...a much stronger cold front will surge south through the state Sat night into Sun morning. This front will bring some of the coldest air of the season so far to the region.

Breezy NRLY winds will usher in much colder air to the state for Sun morning...with temps dipping into the teens and 20s by around sunrise Sun. These temps combined with breezy NRLY winds will allow for wind chill values to dip into the single digits and teens for most areas. Wouldn't be surprised to see a couple spots get near 0 for wind chills Sun morning. SFC high pressure will settle across the region by Sun night into Mon morning...with winds relaxing. This will allow for lows Mon morning to be in the teens for most areas...with a couple spots potentially dropping into the single digits for lows.

SRLY flow will return by Tue as upper level ridging moves over the region. Highs will rebound back to around and even above normal by the middle of next week. Chances for precipitation look very limited through the next week. However...there could be some small chances along the front Sat night across the far SERN sections of the state...mainly before the coldest air arrives. Another small chance for precip comes late in the forecast as a fast moving upper short wave passes east over the region.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 413 AM CST Fri Dec 12 2025

A new front will push south through the state today...with winds turning back to the north. Other than some mid/high level clouds...expect dominant VFR conditions to persist.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 55 31 49 19 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 65 36 54 30 / 0 0 10 30 Harrison AR 52 29 53 14 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 64 35 52 27 / 0 0 0 10 Little Rock AR 61 34 50 25 / 0 0 0 10 Monticello AR 66 39 56 29 / 0 0 10 30 Mount Ida AR 66 35 55 28 / 0 0 0 10 Mountain Home AR 51 29 50 15 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 55 32 48 20 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 63 35 52 27 / 0 0 10 20 Russellville AR 62 34 54 25 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 59 32 49 23 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 60 34 51 24 / 0 0 10 10

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.