Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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255 FXUS64 KLZK 211759 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1159 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 250 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 - Areas of dense fog are expected across central into northeast Arkansas this morning along and north of a weak warm front - Scattered showers and isolated storms are expected through this evening - Additional round of unsettled weather expected Sunday evening through Tuesday morning; heavy rainfall is possible - Below average temperatures are expected to return across Arkansas by Wednesday and Thursday && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 250 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 Regional WSR-88D radars depicted widespread stratiform rain ongoing across Cntrl and Nrn sections of the state early this Friday morning. Over Srn AR, the atmosphere has been more favorable for organized convection and the radar has shown just that with a mixed mode of scattered thunderstorms intermixed with stratiform rain. Overnight, a couple of storms over Srn sections of the state could become strong to severe. Today, the aforementioned complex of showers and thunderstorms will advance E across the state beneath a passing short wave trough. Activity should wind down by midday, however new precipitation could develop just ahead of a weak boundary that will sweep across the state this evening. A brief lull in activity is expected through Sunday evening as the short wave trough moves into the Cntrl Plains before getting caught up in the mean flow. Compact amplified ridging will precede the larger parent trough which will bring nice weather conditions to AR for a short time. Unsettled conditions are anticipated by Sunday night as large scale forcing for ascent once again overspreads the region. A strong cold front is expected to sweep across the state in association with the passing parent trough. QPF totals could amount to several inches over portions of the state, however speed of system and location of upscale growth will ultimately impact how much rainfall is observed, and where, through Tuesday. Temperatures through Tuesday will largely remain above climatology for both highs and lows. Near to below average temperatures and drier weather are anticipated by Wednesday into Thursday as high pressure settles into the region in the wake of a frontal passage. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1159 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 Moisture associated with a departing storm system continues to slowly exit the area with VFR conditions eventually returning. In the interim, MVFR to occasional IFR conditions will prevail, especially over the SE terminals. Low level moisture will return during the overnight hours for a return to MVFR or IFR conditions. Winds will slowly turn to the N/NW behind the departing storm system but remain generally light. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 76 52 65 44 / 40 10 0 0 Camden AR 76 53 69 47 / 40 10 0 0 Harrison AR 72 49 60 43 / 10 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 74 51 66 48 / 20 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 76 54 66 48 / 40 10 0 0 Monticello AR 79 58 72 50 / 30 20 0 0 Mount Ida AR 75 49 66 46 / 10 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 74 50 61 43 / 20 0 0 0 Newport AR 74 54 65 45 / 40 10 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 77 55 69 48 / 50 10 0 0 Russellville AR 76 50 67 46 / 20 0 0 0 Searcy AR 76 52 66 45 / 30 10 0 0 Stuttgart AR 76 56 68 48 / 40 10 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...70 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...56