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FXUS64 KLZK 270546
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1146 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 208 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
- AN EXTREME COLD WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK, WITH
SUB-ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.
- HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE BEGINNING PORTIONS OF THIS WEEK, AS MULTIPLE THAW AND
FREEZE CYCLES WILL UNFOLD, RESULTING IN SLIPPERY MORNING ROAD
CONDITIONS.
- WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT WEEK,
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE THIS
WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 208 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS,
BUT THE LAST REMNANTS OF THE WEEKEND WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST
OF THE STATE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS CLEARING SKIES, WHICH IS CAUSING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS, WITH AREAS DIPPING BELOW ZERO FAVORING
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH
SOME RESIDUAL ELEVATED WINDS WOULD RESULT IN SOME WIND CHILL
VALUES -10 TO -20 DEGREES FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ARKANSAS. WITH
THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SLOW TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST, THE SNOWPACK IN
PLACE COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS TONIGHT, CONTINUED
VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
EXTREME COLD WARNING WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SLIDES
EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, RESULTING IN SOME WARMING
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER, THE LINGERING IMPACTS ON
SUFFICIENTLY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS (ESPECIALLY LESS TRAVELED
ROADS) MAY CONTINUE TO POSE TRAVEL ISSUES AS TEMPERATURES MAY
WARM ENOUGH TO MELT BUT REFREEZE THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTIONS OF
THE WEEK.
MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH A REINFORCING
ARCTIC TROUGH COOLING TEMPERATURES AGAIN LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO
THIS WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON HOW FAR WEST THIS TROUGH DIGS WILL
IMPACT HOW COLD TEMPERATURES MAY GET AGAIN, WHICH AT THIS TIME
LOWS BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS (WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO) THIS
WEEKEND SEEMS TO BE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION AT THIS POINT.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AS FLOW ALOFT REMAINS OUT OF THE NORTH
AS THIS TROUGH AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. DURING THIS
PERIOD. UNCERTAINTIES INCREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT
WEEK REGARDING HOW LONG TROUGHING/NEGATIVE MID-LEVEL HEIGHT
ANOMALIES LINGER ACROSS THE REGION, WHICH WOULD IN TURN IMPACT HOW
QUICKLY CONDITIONS MAY WARM AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN U.S. WILL REMAIN BITTER COLD FOR THE BETTER OF THE NEXT
WEEK, IF NOT LONGER.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1142 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026
MVFR CIGS WERE MOVING ACROSS SRN AR, OTHERWISE VFR CONDS ARE
EXPECTED. MENTIONED WIND SHEAR AT NRN/CNTRL TERMINALS OVERNIGHT AS
LOW LEVEL SWRLY RAMP UP. ON TUES, SW WINDS BETWEEN 10-15KTS ARE
EXPECTED WITH VFR CONDS PREVAILING. HIGH CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED
TO RETURN LATE BUT BRING NO OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO AVIATION.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 23 11 36 16 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN AR 33 11 41 19 / 0 0 0 0
HARRISON AR 24 12 35 14 / 0 0 0 0
HOT SPRINGS AR 31 11 39 18 / 0 0 0 0
LITTLE ROCK AR 26 9 36 18 / 0 0 0 0
MONTICELLO AR 29 16 43 24 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNT IDA AR 31 10 42 17 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 24 9 36 12 / 0 0 0 0
NEWPORT AR 22 8 32 15 / 0 0 0 0
PINE BLUFF AR 26 10 38 19 / 0 0 0 0
RUSSELLVILLE AR 31 6 34 17 / 0 0 0 0
SEARCY AR 27 4 33 15 / 0 0 0 0
STUTTGART AR 27 9 33 17 / 0 0 0 0
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
EXTREME COLD WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR ARZ004>008-
014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-103-112-113-
121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-237-238-240-
241-313-340-341.
SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...70
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