UPDATE 1040PM JAN 11, 2024
There’s a Tornado Watch until 4:00 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. This is in effect for these 24 counties in Arkansas:
Central – Conway Faulkner Garland Grant Perry Pope Pulaski Saline Yell
North – Van Buren
Southeast – Bradley Cleveland Jefferson
Southwest – Calhoun Clark Dallas Hot Spring Ouachita Pike
Western – Johnson Logan Montgomery Polk Scott
Read the full forecast below ?
The National Weather Service in Little Rock is monitoring two potentially impactful weather events through early next week. The first is Thursday night into Friday. It will bring another round of rain, storms, and winter weather. After a brief lull over much of the weekend, an Arctic front will make its way into the southern states, bringing well-below-average temperatures and potential for snow across much of the state.
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See more details below. Scroll down for the 7-day forecast! ?️❄️⛈️?☔
The storm system Thursday/Friday will bring up to an inch and a half of rain, with locally more than two inches. The highest rainfall totals are expected from central into northeast sections of the state. Isolated severe storms may occur in central and southern Arkansas.
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As colder air follows the system on Friday, rain will transition to light snow across the north and west, in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains. There will be less than an inch of accumulation at most locations. Beginning Friday late morning, sustained wind speeds are forecast between 20 and 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. Precipitation will exit the state by Friday evening, with winds settling down by late Friday night.
By the weekend/early next week, Arctic air will surge into the region from the northwest. This will result in more very low temperatures. Once cold air is in place, it appears that wintry precipitation will become more likely Sunday night into Monday. There is a potential for heavy warning criteria of snow – possibly several inches. Watch MySaline for updates.
7-DAY FORECAST:
Pink is below freezing. Sky Blue is 20 degrees or colder.