Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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610 FXUS64 KLZK 081109 AAA AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 509 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 112 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 - Cool conditions for Monday before temperatures warmup through mid-week. - A major cooldown is expected this weekend with much below normal temperatures. - Little to no precipitation expected over the next 7 days. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 112 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 In the wake of yesterday`s cold front, sfc ridging will briefly build in from the NW today which will provide cool temperatures to the area. Sfc ridging will quickly shift east for Tuesday and low level winds will turn out of the SW. This will provide warming temperatures through midweek across the state. This warmup will come to an end by late week as a strong mid-level cyclone rotates its way south toward the Great Lakes. A corresponding H500 trough is expected to move from the Upper MS Valley toward the Mid-Atlantic Wednesday into Thursday. At the sfc, a cold front will move across the state, providing slightly cooler temperatures. From Friday into Saturday another mid-level trough will progress from the Northern Plains toward the Ohio Valley which will provide NW flow across much of the country. At the sfc, another cold front will move across the state with a frigid air mass in its wake. While the focus of the cold air will remain northeast of the state, much colder temperatures can be expected across the state this upcoming weekend. Throughout the upcoming weekend, there remains very little chance for any kind of precipitation. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 506 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 MVFR/IFR cigs will persist through the morning hours before conditions improve to VFR by 08/18z. Some north winds above 10 kts for a few hours this morning before sfc winds become mainly light/variable through the period. Will begin to see a switch to SW winds near the end of the period, closer to 10 kts at northern AR terminals. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 45 31 56 42 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 48 29 56 40 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 46 31 58 43 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 49 31 56 41 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 46 31 56 42 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 47 31 56 42 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 51 32 58 42 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 44 30 59 42 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 44 30 54 42 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 46 30 55 41 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 49 31 59 40 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 46 28 56 39 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 45 31 54 41 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...67 AVIATION...67