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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 149 AM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

-Very cold conditions move into the state for Sunday into Monday...with wind chills in the single digits and teens Sunday. Lows will be in the teens and 20s Sunday morning...and mainly in the teens for Monday morning

-Warmer conditions return starting Tuesday into much of the upcoming week

-Mainly dry conditions expected into Tuesday...but some rain chances return for Wednesday and especially Thursday of next week

DISCUSSION

Issued at 149 AM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

The weak cold front that moved into the state on Fri afternoon has dropped south across SWRN sections of the state...resulting in generally cooler temps early this Sat morning for most areas with light NRLY winds and drier air filtering south. However...some moisture was beginning to lift north over the this front over SWRN sections...initially causing some fog...but has be more recently generating some low CIGs as the drier air undercuts this moisture. Further north...some low clouds and patchy fog were dropping south into NRN AR as colder air continues to drop south.

Increased cloud cover and NRLY flow will keep temps cooler today than on Fri...with highs only in the 40s and 50s. A new surge of colder air will come late this afternoon and tonight as a new front drops south. This will bring much colder air to the state by Sun morning. Temps by just after sunrise Sun will have dropped into the teens across NRN sections...and 20s further south. A NRLY breeze will remain around this time...resulting in wind chill values in the single digits and teens for most areas. There may be some isolated spots in NRN AR see wind chill values dip to around or even just below zero Sun morning. Highs on Sun afternoon will remain well below normal in the 20s and 30s for most areas. Winds will relax by Sun night into Mon morning...allowing most areas to see temps drop into the teens for most areas as SFC high pressure settles across the state. There may also be some areas seen actual temps drop into the single digits Mon morning.

SRLY flow will return by Tue...with warming conditions expected by the middle of the week. Temps will warm to around or even above normal by this timeframe. Some small rain chances may return to the forecast Wed into Thu as a weak upper wave passes overhead. However...better rain chances will be seen during the daytime hrs on Thu into Thu night as a new cold front surges SE through the region.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 421 AM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Some patchy fog will remain possible this morning...as well as some MVFR CIGs as moisture lifts north. By later today and especially this afternoon/evening...NRLY winds will increase...allowing for colder air to surge south into the state. Some gusts may approach 20 kts at times.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 48 18 30 15 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 55 29 35 17 / 10 20 0 0 Harrison AR 48 14 29 17 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 49 25 35 19 / 0 10 0 0 Little Rock AR 47 24 32 18 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 56 28 33 19 / 10 20 0 0 Mount Ida AR 53 26 38 19 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 46 15 29 15 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 45 18 29 15 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 50 25 32 18 / 10 10 0 0 Russellville AR 50 23 36 19 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 47 21 30 14 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 48 22 30 18 / 0 10 0 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.