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FXUS64 KLZK 230639
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
139 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 139 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
-TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BEHIND COLD FRONT TODAY
-SMALL CHANCES FOR RAIN ON TUESDAY
-RETURN TO VERY WARM CONDITIONS MID/LATE WEEK
-COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE RAIN CHANCES LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH NEW FRONT
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 139 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH THE STATE EARLY
THIS MON MORNING...WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND
THIS FRONT. AFTER RECORD HEAT OVER THE WEEKEND...TEMPS WILL DROP
BACK TO AROUND NORMAL FOR MID/LATE MARCH BEHIND THIS FRONT. HIGHS
WILL BE IN THE 60S TO LOW 70S THIS MON AFTERNOON. THIS MORE NORMAL
TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR TUE...MAYBE EVEN A FEW DEG COOLER DUE TO
INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND SOME RAIN CHANCES. A WEAK UPPER WAVE WILL
PASS SE OVER THE STATE ON TUE...WHICH MAY TRIGGER SOME
ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHRA. HOWEVER...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DRY...OR
SEE LITTLE IF ANY MEASURABLE PRECIP.
BY MID WEEK...THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE SW WILL EXPAND BACK TOWARDS THE
REGION...WITH HIGH TEMPS WARMING BACK TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
BY THU...HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE 80S AND EVEN SOME 90S FOR
HIGHS. A NEW FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE STATE FRI INTO
SAT...DROPPING TEMPS BACK TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. SOME RAIN CHANCES
WILL ALSO RETURN TO THE FORECAST...BUT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS
NOT EXPECTED.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE. AS OF
05Z THE FRONT HAS PROGRESSED THROUGH KFSM, KLIT AND KAWM. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH, EXITING THE STATE BY 12Z. WINDS ARE NORTH
BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NE/E THROUGH THE DAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 8-15 KTS WILL BE COMMON ALONG WITH GUSTS TO OR
ABOVE 20 KTS. WINDS WILL LOWER SHORTLY AFTER 24/00Z. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COMMON.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 62 44 59 46 / 0 10 20 0
CAMDEN AR 71 49 67 50 / 0 10 10 0
HARRISON AR 62 43 62 47 / 0 10 10 0
HOT SPRINGS AR 69 47 63 48 / 0 10 10 0
LITTLE ROCK AR 66 47 59 47 / 0 20 10 0
MONTICELLO AR 69 50 64 52 / 0 10 10 0
MOUNT IDA AR 70 46 64 48 / 0 10 10 0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 62 42 61 44 / 0 10 20 0
NEWPORT AR 61 45 59 47 / 0 10 20 0
PINE BLUFF AR 66 48 62 49 / 0 10 10 0
RUSSELLVILLE AR 69 46 62 46 / 0 20 10 0
SEARCY AR 64 45 59 45 / 0 20 20 0
STUTTGART AR 64 47 59 49 / 0 20 20 0
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...62
AVIATION...67
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