Highs are forecast to reach the upper 80s to around 90 through Tuesday.
A cold frontal passage will bring moderate temperatures along with showers and scattered thunderstorms over the latter half of the week.
Scattered thunderstorms possible Monday night and Tuesday, mainly along and west of the Mississippi River. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible. Rain chances increase areawide on Wednesday and continue through late week.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk (2/5) for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday for northeast Arkansas, the Missouri bootheel and far West Tennessee. A Marginal Risk (1/5) exists for areas to the east. Should a storm reach severe limits, large hail and damaging winds would be primary threats. This is a Medium-Low confidence forecast and the primary period of concern is Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).