Limited severe risk from 11am to 2pm in west/northwest Arkansas. Widespread severe weather is more likely in east Arkansas later Friday afternoon and evening. With the passage of the dry line, wind will roar with gusts as high as 60mph. The strongest wind will be in the afternoon hours on Friday. There’s at least a […]
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☀️ We’re all 80° by 2pm today! ⚠️ Updates to severe risk areas for Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday’s moves west, Friday’s moves east. I think the number of storms will be limited Wednesday but there are going to be a few widely scattered ones roaming about from Fort Smith and south. As of now, parts
Rain continues to lift north across the region. Rainfall totals will be heaviest along and south of I49. Late tonight, rain may briefly mix with snow across NW Arkansas. (It was 75° yesterday 🥴) Beyond this, we have a few chances for rain and/or storms midweek and then again late week. We’ll see. Too early
***Update: The line of storms is making its way into and across Arkansas. Isolated tornadoes will be possible south of I40. Hail and damaging winds are possible across the Ozarks. More showers with thunderstorms are expected this afternoon/evening with a limited hail risk Active weather is expected in the next 48-hours including the chance for
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Wednesday’s weak front is arriving from the north with increasing clouds, falling temperatures and a passing shower or two. The rain will be spotty across parts of Arkansas with the majority remaining dry. We’ll be cooler but not cold. Low 60s and sunny coming up. Next solid rain chance is Sunday. -Garrett
Nice week coming up with more tranquil weather than the last several weeks. Much warmer, too! Expect a weak front on Wednesday with cooler weather Thursday. The next rain chance seems to be around early next week, March 3ish. -Garrett
The big story this weekend will be the warming trend with highs expected to climb into the 40s and 50s. We’ll have mostly sunny skies each day and widespread melting is likely. Looking ahead, the above normal temperatures will be the big story heading into March. For what it’s worth, I’m seeing the next rain
Here’s a look at snow totals reported to the NWS. More or less at your place? We’re waking up to a wind chill of -16° and an air temperature of 1° in NWA & 2° with a temp of 16° farther south. Highs today struggle to break 20° across much of the Ozarks. An Extreme
Wintry accumulation continues to trend on the higher end with a conservative average of around 6” for Northwest Arkansas and around 2” in Fort Smith. 🚨Portions of Benton Co may briefly approach blizzard conditions defined by heavy snow and winds near 35mph lasting for 3 or more hours. Localized totals will be much higher, especially
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