Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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FXUS64 KLZK 300535
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1235 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...New KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1214 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

- High temperatures through the early part of next weekend will
  be around 5 to 7 degrees below normal for this time of the year.

- Northwest flow will persist through early next weekend. A cold
 front on Monday into Tuesday and another is expect around the
 Thursday into Friday time frame.

- Best rain chances will be Monday into Tuesday, then mainly dry
  conditions will prevail with only an isolated shower or
  thunderstorm possible during the latter part of the upcoming
  work week.



&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1214 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Satellite this morning shows some low and mid level cloudiness
mainly parts of the state early this morning. Winds are calm to
light and variable across the state early this morning. Little in
the way of changing made to the current forecast. Northwest flow
will continue across the state through at least the early part of
next weekend. The best chances for rainfall will be Monday night
into Tuesday as a cold front dive southeast out of the central
Plains bringing chances for scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms for the northern one half of the state with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the southern half.

For Wednesday through Saturday, dry conditions are in the forecast
before another cold front dives southeast Thursday into Friday
within the northwest flow. The cold front will bring chances for
an isolated shower or thunderstorm and another reinforcing shot of
cooler air to the state into next weekend.


High temperatures through Sunday will be just a couple of degrees
below normal, then average around 5 to 7 degrees below normal with
a couple of cold fronts pushing through the state.


&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1203 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Calm to light
and variable winds will becoming E/NE AOB 07kts or less on
Saturday across the state. Some patchy fog remains possible for
areas that are able to clear the mid and high level cloudiness
currently streaming across the state early this morning. Any fog
that does fog is expected to dissipate shortly after sunrise.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     90  64  88  62 /   0   0   0  10
Camden AR         88  66  89  65 /  10  10  10  10
Harrison AR       84  63  81  61 /   0  10  10  20
Hot Springs AR    88  67  85  66 /   0  10  10  20
Little Rock   AR  87  67  85  66 /   0   0  10  10
Monticello AR     92  68  91  67 /   0   0  10  10
Mount Ida AR      87  67  84  66 /  10  10  10  20
Mountain Home AR  88  64  85  62 /   0   0  10  10
Newport AR        90  66  88  64 /   0   0   0  10
Pine Bluff AR     90  66  89  65 /   0   0  10  10
Russellville AR   89  68  86  67 /   0  10  10  10
Searcy AR         90  65  88  64 /   0   0   0  10
Stuttgart AR      90  66  88  66 /   0   0   0  10

&&

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

$$

DISCUSSION...76
AVIATION...76