The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Winter Weather Advisory midnight for central and southern Arkansas.
Chances of very light snow or sleet will continue. Little or no additional accumulation is expected. Roads are already slush or ice covered in places. Plan on dangerous travel conditions.
The target area for this advisory is in the following Counties: Conway; Faulkner; Scott; Yell; Perry; Polk; Montgomery; Garland; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Dallas; Cleveland; Lincoln; Desha; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; and Drew.
★ Protect your home and pets when temps are below freezing. Cover your outdoor faucets, let the inside faucets drip when it’s below freezing outside, and bring your pets indoors or have a warm place for them. ★
HERE’S THE SALINE COUNTY 7-DAY FORECAST:
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 11. North wind around 10 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 11. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 11. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53.