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Forecast Temps: Tuesday PM/Wednesday AM
Arkansas Extended Forecast: Five Day Outlook
Wildfire Danger/Burn Bans
Arkansas Drought Update
6-10 Day Forecast Outlook
Arkansas Rainfall Deficits
Tuesday high temperatures are forecast to peak in the mid 70s to low 80s across the Natural State. Tuesday Night into Wednesday Morning low temperatures are forecast to fall between the upper 40s to mid 50s statewide.
High temperatures over the next five days across the state of Arkansas are forecast to range from the lower 70s to mid 80s. Meanwhile, low temperatures are expected to fall into the mid 40s to low 60s statewide over the five day period. Rain chances will increase going into Saturday, especially Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening which may disrupt some Halloween plans.
Wildfire Danger remains high across most of the state and burn bans are active as of Monday afternoon 10/26 extending across all of southern, most of central, and parts of northern Arkansas.
Drought conditions continue to deteriorate across the state, and particularly southern Arkansas, which is now under D3-D4 (Extreme to Exceptional) drought. There is now more D4 drought (19.4%) in Arkansas than what was seen earlier this year in May (18.7%).
Drought conditions continue to persist across Arkansas. With below normal rainfall nearly every month so far this year across Arkansas, rainfall deficits are continuing to pile up across the state. The graphic shows the amount needed in one month within each climate zone in Arkansas to get out of drought. The amounts shown are as of October 23rd of this month.
What drought impacts are you seeing? Please reply with any pictures or information about how the drought is affecting your community.
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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