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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1216 AM CST Tue Feb 3 2026

-Drier and cooler air will continue to filter into the state with temperatures 5 to 7 degrees below normal for afternoon highs.

-Warmer temperatures will return by late this week through the weekend...with a dry forecast returning.

-Rain chances return during the early into the middle part of next week across parts of Arkansas.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1147 PM CST Tue Feb 3 2026

Satellite this morning shows a surface cold front over far southeastern Arkansas with low cloudiness. Behind the front, colder and drier air has begun to filter into parts of northwest and northern Arkansas and will continue through the rest of today across the state. Winds will be out of the north to northwest with some a few breezes possible through early this afternoon across Arkansas. Temperatures will run around 5 to 7 degrees below normal today due to the cooler and drier airmass.

By Thursday, south to southwest flow returns to the state bringing drier and warmer air to the state and allowing temperatures to warm to near normal temperatures on Thursday, then well above normal on Friday across the state. Another dry cold front will push across the state bringing another short lived shot of slightly cooler air on Saturday. By Sunday, short wave ridging will move across the state with temperatures returning above normal and persisting through early next week across the state. Temperatures will run roughly 10 to 15 degrees above normal each day from late this weekend through early next week. Rain chances return during the early part of next week as a disturbance moves across the state from the central/southern plains.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1119 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

Expect VFR flight category for the entire duration of the forecast period from midday on Wednesday through midday on Thursday across all terminals. Surface winds may gust for the first few hours of the forecast period across all terminals in excess of 20 knots; this possibility is represented by TEMPO groups. The sites of KBPK and KHOT are currently designated "AMD NOT SKED" due to the lack of weather observations" via a communication issue which is being worked on at both sites. The "AMD NOT SKED" designation will be removed from the sites once the communication issue is solved and the site is successfully sending out observation data.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 23 50 35 67 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 27 56 38 73 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 24 54 38 64 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 27 56 39 72 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 26 52 37 70 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 28 53 39 70 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 26 58 40 73 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 23 53 34 64 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 23 47 33 64 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 25 51 37 69 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 26 55 35 70 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 23 50 32 68 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 25 49 36 67 / 0 0 0 0

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.