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Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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586 FXUS64 KLZK 291135 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 635 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Monday Night) Issued at 204 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Most of the convection has ended across the LZK CWA early this Sun morning...but some isolated/scattered SHRA were redeveloping across NERN sections. This will be the area of the state where some continued chances for SHRA/isolated TSRA will remain this morning as weak upper wave moves NERN AR. Chances for diurnally driven convection will be up once again this Sun afternoon for much of central to NRN/NERN AR. Coverage of convection will decrease tonight into Mon morning with the loss of daytime heating. While more diurnally driven convection will be seen again on Mon...these chances for precip will likely continue into the overnight hrs Mon night as a weak front drops south towards...and maybe even into NRN AR by Mon night. The overall threat for strong to SVR weather will remain low each day. However...a couple strong to briefly SVR TSRA may be seen. The main threats will be downburst winds...marginally SVR hail...and locally heavy rainfall. The oppressive heat potential will have decreased some late this weekend into early this week due to the increased coverage of convection and resulting cloud cover. This will tend to keep temps from warming too far. As a result...heat headlines are not expected at this time. However...there will still be areas that see heat index values in the upper 90s to just over 100 at times each afternoon. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 204 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 To begin, an upper ridge will build and amplify across the Srn Rockies with a short wave trough sliding into the TN/OH Valley regions. Between systems, NW upper flow will be place across the nations mid-section. At the surface a stationary front will be positioned across the Nrn half of the state on Tuesday. With the approach of the ridge from the W in conjunction with surface flow switching from NErly to SWrly, the frontal boundary will lift NEwrd as a warm front during the day on Wednesday. Thursday through Saturday, the upper ridge will move Ewrd centering itself over the SErn CONUS. Upper level energy is expected to move around the periphery of the ridge into the weekend. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop associated with the frontal boundary. This front will serve as the source for convergence and lift Tuesday and Wednesday. Between Thursday and Saturday, additional showers and thunderstorms are possible as aforementioned upper level impulses move across the region around the periphery of high pressure aloft. During the long term, PoP chances are anticipated to be greatest during the afternoon and early evening hours with the aid of diurnal heating. Even so, PoP chances each day top out between 20 and 30 percent. PW values are forecasted to top out around 2" and with weak storm flow, thunderstorms could produce efficient rainfall rates. If storms happen to train over the same locations or heavy rain impacts the same locations over a short duration of time, isolated flash flooding will be possible. Organized severe weather is not likely, however briefly gusty winds could accompany the strongest of storms. Temperatures through the period should top out in the upper 80s to mid 90s for highs, and upper 60s to mid 70s for lows. Heat index values will creep upwards each day heading through the weekend. By Saturday, heat index values should range from 95 to 105 degrees. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 631 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Mix of MVFR/VFR conds are possible across Nrn terminals through ~14z due to patchy FG. Elsewhere, VFR conds should prevail. Scattered SHRA/TSRA are possible again on Sun across Nrn sites; it is in these locations with the highest PoP chances. Cntrl terminals may have afternoon/evening convection. Chances for precip across Srn terminals is much lower thus mentioned accordingly in the TAFs. Winds should be light and variable at around 5-10 kts today. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 89 74 91 73 / 60 20 60 40 Camden AR 95 74 95 72 / 20 10 30 30 Harrison AR 88 72 88 68 / 50 30 70 30 Hot Springs AR 94 75 93 73 / 20 10 50 40 Little Rock AR 93 76 93 73 / 40 20 50 40 Monticello AR 93 76 93 75 / 30 10 40 40 Mount Ida AR 93 74 91 72 / 20 10 50 40 Mountain Home AR 88 71 89 70 / 60 30 70 30 Newport AR 91 75 93 74 / 60 20 60 40 Pine Bluff AR 91 75 93 73 / 30 20 50 40 Russellville AR 94 74 92 73 / 30 20 60 40 Searcy AR 91 73 93 73 / 50 20 60 30 Stuttgart AR 90 76 93 74 / 40 20 50 40 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...62 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...70