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FXUS64 KLZK 071740
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1140 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...New AVIATION...

.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...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1134 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

IFR/MVFR ceilings will prevail through at least the evening hours
across Arkansas. The cold front currently over northwest Arkansas
will push southeast through the rest of the state late this
evening or early on Monday morning. The front is expected to clear
the area by Monday morning. Behind the front, Cigs will gradually
lift to MVFR then become VFR by mid Monday morning from west to
east across terminals as high pressure builds into the area from
the west filtering in drier air into the state. Mainly Light N/NW
winds are expected behind the front, while light S/SE winds will
be observed at LLQ then veer NNW by this evening behind the front.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     31  45  31  56 /   0   0   0   0
Camden AR         35  49  30  57 /  20   0   0   0
Harrison AR       28  45  31  58 /   0   0   0   0
Hot Springs AR    32  50  31  56 /   0   0   0   0
Little Rock   AR  35  47  32  56 /   0   0   0   0
Monticello AR     38  48  31  56 /  50   0   0   0
Mount Ida AR      31  52  32  58 /   0   0   0   0
Mountain Home AR  27  44  30  58 /   0   0   0   0
Newport AR        34  45  31  54 /   0   0   0   0
Pine Bluff AR     36  47  30  56 /  20   0   0   0
Russellville AR   32  50  31  60 /   0   0   0   0
Searcy AR         33  46  29  55 /   0   0   0   0
Stuttgart AR      36  46  31  55 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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