After some rain on Friday, colder air will start spreading across Arkansas from the north on Saturday. There could be a period of light snow/flurries across the northern counties, with a dusting of snow possible in parts of the Ozark Mountains.
While the coldest air of the season will arrive this weekend, and temperatures will be well below average (by 15 to 25 degrees), it will not come close to the brutally cold conditions experienced during the three most recent Arctic blasts (Feb, 2021...Dec, 2022...and Jan, 2024).
A cold front will move across Arkansas on Friday night into Saturday morning. A shot of cold temperatures will follow as statewide temperatures from Sunday through Wednesday or Thursday will remain below 40 degrees. Additionally, a few days early next week will struggle to reach the freezing mark for a high temperature.
Our office has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down on the afternoon of January 5th in Lincoln County near Garrett Bridge. The tornado caused damage to a couple of chicken house, two homes, and snapped/uprooted a few trees.
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).
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