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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 158 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

- Seasonably warm temperatures will continue into early next week.

- Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected through at least Tuesday evening.

- Overall, the entire forecast period will highlight increased chances for rainfall across the state.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 158 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

To begin the period, showers and thunderstorms will continue to wrap up with clearing skies likely to continue overnight. With that said, patchy-dense fog will be possible across portions of the state where winds go calm and skies clear. The best chance for dense fog appears to be for portions of central and northern Arkansas where the heaviest rain fell Friday.

The pattern will continue to be active through the weekend and into early next week as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms affect the state.

Saturday is expected to be primarily a large hail, and possibly damaging wind threat during the evening and into the overnight hours as pop-up storms moves across the western half of the state. Sunday looks to be fairly calm across much of the state with some showers and thunderstorms tracking across mainly northern Arkansas.

Monday will be the next chance for widespread severe weather as a warm front lifts north of the state as a cold front tracks through leaving most of the state within the warm sector. This will also bring the best chance for tornado chances across any of the upcoming severe weather days. With that said, large hail and damaging wind gusts will also be possible. Then finally, we will wrap up this active weather pattern with another round of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening.

In summary, an active weather pattern will continue across the Natural State through at least Tuesday bring the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. On a positive note, with the unsettled weather pattern over the state through the weekend and into early next week, much needed rainfall will continue to fall providing some relief to the ongoing drought across the state.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Widespread IFR condns were ongoing acrs the FA, including most terminals, w/ widespread FG under departing higher Cirrus to the SE. FG and asctd IFR condns should improve acrs the region by 15Z Sat mrng. Light and variable winds wl become ENErly thru the day. Low confidence of SHRA/TS exists acrs Wrn to SWrn AR late in the PD, and have included mentions at select terminals. Wl continue to refine timing in subsequent TAF cycles.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Batesville AR 79 61 80 66 / 10 30 40 50 Camden AR 80 62 83 67 / 10 80 50 30 Harrison AR 77 59 78 65 / 10 50 40 50 Hot Springs AR 79 61 80 66 / 10 80 50 40 Little Rock AR 79 62 81 67 / 10 60 50 50 Monticello AR 81 64 83 68 / 20 60 50 30 Mount Ida AR 79 60 80 66 / 20 90 40 40 Mountain Home AR 78 59 78 64 / 10 30 40 50 Newport AR 80 62 82 67 / 10 20 30 40 Pine Bluff AR 80 63 82 67 / 10 60 50 40 Russellville AR 79 61 80 66 / 10 60 40 40 Searcy AR 79 60 80 64 / 10 40 40 40 Stuttgart AR 79 64 81 68 / 10 40 50 40

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Dense Fog Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for ARZ004>008- 014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-103-112-113-121>123-138-141- 203-212-213-221>223-238-241-313-341.