Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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062 FXUS64 KLZK 070859 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...New KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 250 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 + Areas of fog, locally dense, are expected to persist this morning across a large potion of the state. + A cold front will move across the state today with another frontal passage Thursday. Temperatures will cool behind these boundaries but warm up in between them + Little if any precipitation if expected over the next week other than a small chances of showers today over the south. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 250 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 Widespread low clouds and patchy fog have developed across the majority of the forecast area this morning. Surface observations and traffic cameras confirm where the fog had developed, it is dense and producing very low visibilities. With conditions likely to not improve the remainder of tonight, the dense fog advisory will be left in place. Upper level pattern this morning features broad troughing covering most of the country with the exception of the California coast where ridging is start to build in. This pattern is bringing a broad NW flow to the region and will help drive a cold front through the state early this morning. Front will move through with little if any fanfare except for a wind shift and a slight chance of showers over the far south. No measurable precipitation is expected from this FROPA but guidance finally starts to scour out this persistent cloud cover with a return to sunshine just in time to start the new work week Monday. High temperatures today will climb into the mid 40s to mid 50s but will steady out or drop a little bit over the north as another shot of colder air follows the front for Monday. This cool down will be brief as surface high pressure moving across the region will bring a return to low level southerly flow and warmer temperatures. Highs on Tuesday will be back in the 50s area wide with much of the state climbing back into the 60s on Wednesday. Pattern becomes highly amplified by the end of the week as strong ridging develops along the west coast with significant troughing over the eastern third of the country. This in turn will drive another dry cold front through Thursday afternoon and evening. With the increase in cloud cover with this boundary and winds going back to the north after its passage, temperatures on Thursday will be knocked back down somewhat. High pressure will then drop down out of Canada and settle over the area next weekend. Saturday will be the coolest day with high temps only topping out in the mid 30s to lower 40s but warmer readings will return Sunday as the high slips to the east of the state. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1143 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025 Low ceilings and reduced visibilities are starting to develop at all central and southern terminals. Conditions will deteriorate to IFR early in the period and remain there through mid morning with the northern terminals remaining VFR. All sites are expected to be MVFR as the period concludes. Winds are expected to be be generally light and from the north in the wake of a weak frontal boundary. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 53 31 46 30 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 53 34 49 29 / 20 0 0 0 Harrison AR 47 28 46 32 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 55 33 49 31 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 55 36 46 31 / 10 0 0 0 Monticello AR 55 38 49 31 / 30 10 0 0 Mount Ida AR 55 31 51 31 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 50 28 45 31 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 53 34 44 31 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 54 36 47 30 / 20 10 0 0 Russellville AR 55 32 49 31 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 55 33 46 28 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 53 36 46 31 / 10 10 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CST this morning for ARZ004>008- 014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-113-122-123- 137-138-140-141-213-222-223-237-238-240-241-313-340-341. && $$ SHORT TERM...56 LONG TERM....56 AVIATION...56