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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Monticello Municipal Airport/Ellis Field (KLLQ)

Lat: 33.64°NLon: 91.75°WElev: 269ft.

Overcast

77°F

25°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	29.54 in (999.9 mb)
Dewpoint	61°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	15 Mar 4:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Portland AR

Freeze Watch March 16, 10:00pm until March 17, 10:00am

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm

Wind Advisory March 15, 05:30pm until March 16, 07:00pm

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Freeze Watch

Tornado Watch

Wind Advisory

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
Wind Advisory March 15, 05:30pm until March 16, 07:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 80 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Low around 34. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southwest wind around 5 mph.