SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM WESTERN INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES…BUT MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SECOND ROUND OF STORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER…WINDS WILL TURN SOMEWHAT WITH HEIGHT…SO ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE…WHICH WILL INCREASE THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. SOME SPOTS IN EASTERN ARKANSAS COULD PICK UP MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
AFTER THE FRONT EXITS THE STATE TONIGHT…DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS WEEKEND. AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY…READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE 40S AND 50S TONIGHT…WITH SOME LOWER 60S IN THE SOUTHEAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ON SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN HEAD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES…WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND MOISTURE INCREASING. CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL RETURN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
