Hot and humid conditions are likely to continue through the rest of the workweek and into the weekend. The hottest temperatures are expected to return by Friday and last into the weekend with heat index values getting near Heat Advisory criteria (>105 degrees).
Rain chances will be minimal through Saturday. Thereafter, chances for scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast.
The pattern ahead favors drier (for most areas of Arkansas) and hotter conditions thanks to an area of high pressure residing just east of the region. The image on left denotes the weather pattern on Thursday. Looking at the image on right, this map depicts potential cumulative rainfall amounts over the next few days. This map shows where high pressure will be in control suppressing rainfall locally around the aforementioned high.
Highs on Thursday should top out in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Cooler temperatures are anticipated over west and southwest Arkansas associated with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
On this day in 1994, several tornadoes were spawned across east and northeast Arkansas associated with a passing storm system. What was different about this event vs normal is these tornadoes tracked from northeast to southwest instead of southwest to northeast.
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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