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FXUS64 KLZK 290732
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
232 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 230 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
- A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT AND A COOLER AND DRIER
AIRMASS IS BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE THE STATE AS OF WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE DRY; HOWEVER
THE COLD FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA ON
WEDNESDAY AND BECOME A STATIONARY BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK, THUS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS WILL EXPERIENCE CHANCES FOR RAIN AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL SATURDAY.
- RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RE-ENTER THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY AS
A COLD FRONT DROPS INTO THE STATE.
- TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE
BECOMING SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
INTO THE UPCOMING WORKWEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 230 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE BETWEEN TODAY AND MONDAY WILL REMAIN DRY
AS HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS SETTLES IN
BEHIND THE FROPA THAT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE STATE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO SLOW CONSIDERABLY ON WEDNESDAY AND
BECOME A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED ACROSS CENTRAL TX, CENTRAL LA,
CENTRAL MS, AND CENTRAL AL THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE.
THE RESULT OF THIS STALLED BOUNDARY WILL BE POPS POSSIBLE FOR THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WITH THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN
AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE ARKANSAS/LOUISIANA BORDER.
A MUCH BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN AND POTENTIALLY STORMS WILL RETURN TO
THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE STATE AS A COLD FRONT DROPS INTO
ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTH. IT REMAINS TOO FAR IN ADVANCE TO DETERMINE
IF ANY STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR BETWEEN WEDNESDAY (TODAY) AND SUNDAY BEFORE
SURFACE WINDS RETURN TO BEING ESTABLISHED OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE STATE USHERING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES THAT
WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1244 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
EXPECT MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBY TO LINGER WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO
WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AS THE CLOUDS AND LOWERED VSBY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND AWAY FROM ALL TERMINALS ACROSS ARKANSAS. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO ALL TERMINALS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
CLEARING ALL SITES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 71 49 68 51 / 10 10 10 10
CAMDEN AR 73 54 70 51 / 40 40 30 60
HARRISON AR 67 45 67 48 / 10 0 10 10
HOT SPRINGS AR 73 52 68 51 / 30 20 20 40
LITTLE ROCK AR 73 53 68 52 / 20 20 10 30
MONTICELLO AR 73 56 70 53 / 40 40 20 50
MOUNT IDA AR 72 51 67 49 / 20 20 20 40
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 68 45 68 48 / 10 0 10 10
NEWPORT AR 73 50 68 52 / 10 10 10 10
PINE BLUFF AR 73 53 69 52 / 30 30 10 40
RUSSELLVILLE AR 73 50 68 51 / 10 10 10 20
SEARCY AR 73 49 68 49 / 10 10 10 20
STUTTGART AR 73 53 68 54 / 20 20 10 30
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...74
LONG TERM....74
AVIATION...74
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