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AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1213 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1205 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026
- HEAT ADVISORIES/EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY,
WITH ANOTHER 100 DEGREE DAY POSSIBLE.
- MAKE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE BREAKS WHEN OUTSIDE.
- WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE WEDNESDAY, BRINGING
RAIN CHANCES, MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE RELIEF.
- MORE SEASONABLE JULY/AUG TEMPERATURES SET TO RESUME BY THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 143 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026
TO BEGIN THE PERIOD, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN. THIS WILL CONTINUE THOSE HOT AND
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. THE PATTERN IS
EXPECTED TO BREAKDOWN BY WEDNESDAY WITH MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN
CHANCES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK THANKS TO NW FLOW
ALOFT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY BELOW
SEVERE CRITERIA WITH BENEFICIAL RAINFALL LIKELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL, THE INCREASE CLOUD COVER WILL
PROVIDE SOME TEMPERATURE RELIEF ACROSS THE STATE.
THE BIGGEST THREAT TUESDAY WILL BE THE DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES AND
HEAT INDEX VALUES. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, IT IS POSSIBLE MANY
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE WILL REACH 100 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES MUCH HOTTER. HEAT HEADLINES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED ALL ACROSS
THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A MIX OF HEAT ADVISORIES
FOR SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN LOCATIONS AND AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING
FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND THE AR RIVER VALLEY.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS FOR ANY REASON THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT
WEEK, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SHADE TO REST IN, TAKE MULTIPLE BREAKS,
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1205 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026
VFR CONDNS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THRU THE NEW TAF PD AS SFC HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE FCST PATTERN. SOME VCSH MAY MOVE
ACRS NRN AR NEAR 29/00Z, BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOWER FOR NOW.
INTO WED, A WEAK CDFRNT WL DRIFT SWRD INTO THE REGION, DRIVING
INCRSG COVG OF PRECIP THRU WED AFTN TO EVNG, THOUGH HAVE WITHHELD
PREVAILING PRECIP MENTIONS FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN TOTAL
COVG. VARIABLE WRLY WINDS WL PREVAIL THRU TUES EVNG, W/ NERLY
WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRNT ON WED AFTN FOR NRN TO CNTRL TERMINALS,
AND WRLY WINDS ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF THE FRNT.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 78 91 72 91 / 30 40 20 10
CAMDEN AR 78 98 74 93 / 0 30 20 40
HARRISON AR 77 90 72 89 / 30 50 30 40
HOT SPRINGS AR 79 97 75 93 / 0 50 40 50
LITTLE ROCK AR 81 94 75 92 / 10 40 30 20
MONTICELLO AR 79 95 75 92 / 0 30 40 50
MOUNT IDA AR 79 96 75 92 / 0 50 20 40
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 77 88 72 88 / 30 50 30 20
NEWPORT AR 79 91 72 91 / 30 30 10 10
PINE BLUFF AR 79 94 73 91 / 0 40 30 20
RUSSELLVILLE AR 80 95 75 93 / 10 60 30 40
SEARCY AR 79 92 72 91 / 10 50 20 10
STUTTGART AR 79 93 74 92 / 10 40 40 20
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ004>006-014-015-
042-052>055-062-063-066>068-103-112-113-140-141-203-212-213-
221>223-237-240-241-313-340-341.
EXTREME HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ007-008-
016-017-024-025-031>034-039-043>047-056-057-064-065-069-121>123-
130-137-138-230-238.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR ARZ031>034-039-
042>047-052>057-062>069-121-122-130-137-138-140-141-230-237-238-
240-241-340-341.
DISCUSSION...73
AVIATION...72
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