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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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351 FXUS64 KLZK 050554 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1254 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday) Issued at 159 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 To begin the period, hot and humid conditions will continue ahead of a cold front that is expected to move into the state later this evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of the state this afternoon and evening. The best chance for strong to severe thunderstorms will be across northern Arkansas. Currently, storms are beginning to fire off across parts of northeastern and central Arkansas...this trend will continue through this evening and tonight. PoPs are expected to become more widespread later this evening as the cold front moves into the state. Drier and somewhat "cooler" conditions are expected Saturday as the cold front moves south of the state. While temperatures are still expected to be hot...humidity values will be lowered through at least the weekend. As mentioned above, the warmest day of the period will be this afternoon as high temperatures rise into the mid to upper 90s with heat index values getting into the heat advisory/excessive heat warning criteria. By Friday and Saturday afternoons, high temperatures will likely drop into the mid 80s to lower 90s. Overnight low temperatures are expected to drop into the lower 60s to lower 70s by Saturday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday Night through next Thursday) Issued at 159 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Large scale troughing will overtake most areas east of the Rockies in the long term portion of the forecast, with ridging remaining along the Gulf Coast and the western states. This will keep us out of the excessive heat business, and there will be better chances of rain. With sfc ridging to the northeast, rain chances will be in the forecast on Sunday across all but northeastern parts of the state. Sunday also appears to be the hottest day during the period. Heading into early next week, another cold front will arrive from the Plains on Monday. The front will likely come to a halt and may wash out somewhere over the central or southern counties. At the same time, the remnants of Beryl will be well to our south, and moisture surrounding the system may come into play locally. Have hit/miss thunderstorms mentioned Monday through Wednesday, especially during the afternoon/early evening. In addition to some much needed rain, temperatures will remain close to normal/not so hot. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1249 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 MVFR conds are expected over Nrn sites tonight with TSRA/SHRA in the area. This precip is associated with a passing cold front. TSRA/SHRA will push Swrd through the morning and afternoon with the advancement of the front, possibly affecting Cntrl sites, before more redevelopment over Srn locations. Outside of TSRA activity, VFR conds should prevail. Winds will switch from a SWrly direction ahead of the front, to NWrly behind the front. Winds at most locations will be 15 kts or less, with higher gusts found over higher elevations. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 90 67 91 67 / 20 0 0 0 Camden AR 92 70 91 69 / 60 20 10 0 Harrison AR 86 63 89 65 / 10 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 91 71 91 69 / 50 10 10 0 Little Rock AR 92 73 92 72 / 50 10 0 0 Monticello AR 92 72 91 72 / 60 20 10 0 Mount Ida AR 89 67 90 66 / 50 10 10 0 Mountain Home AR 87 64 89 66 / 10 0 0 0 Newport AR 90 68 89 68 / 20 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 90 71 90 70 / 50 10 10 0 Russellville AR 91 68 91 69 / 20 0 0 0 Searcy AR 91 68 91 68 / 30 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 90 71 89 71 / 50 10 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...73 LONG TERM....67 AVIATION...70