The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Winter Storm Watch from now until February 11 at noon. Next week, temps could be in the single digits with chance of snow.
Areas of freezing rain are expected to develop Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Accruals of ice over ¼ inch are possible in portions of northern and central Arkansas, mainly in areas north and east of Hardy, Mountain View, Clinton, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, and Brinkley. Ice will not only make travel hazardous, there could be enough build-up of ice to cause tree damage and power outages.
This watch is for the following counties: Jackson; Monroe; Prairie; Cleburne; Lonoke; Van Buren; Woodruff; Jefferson; Randolph; Lawrence; Perry; Pulaski; Grant; White; Independence; Faulkner; Hot Spring; Saline; Garland; Conway.
DAILY FORECAST:
Tuesday
A 20% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50% chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Occasional rain before 2am, then occasional freezing rain. Low around 29. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
Freezing rain likely before 10am, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20% chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Washington’s Birthday
A 30% chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.