The movement of a cold front through Arkansas will keep high temperatures on Friday suppressed in the upper 40s to low 60s across the state. Friday overnight/Saturday morning low temperatures are anticipated to drop to at/or below freezing across a large part of the state. Northern Arkansas will likely experience a hard freeze overnight tonight. Low temperatures are expected to vary from the mid 20s to the mid 30s statewide.
Here is a look at your forecast through November 19th. The overall much of the forecast still looks to be dry, but rain chances do return Sunday into Monday morning over mainly southwest Arkansas. Colder temperatures will usher into the state through the weekend with many locations falling to near or below freezing. If you have plants outdoors that are sensitive to the freezing temperatures, it's best to bring them indoors if possible.
Colder air will move into the state setting the stage for freezing temperatures over portions of northwest and north central Arkansas Friday morning. If you have plants outdoors that are sensitive to freezing temperatures, it would be best to bring them indoors if possible.
Saturday morning should be the coldest morning over the next several days. Much of the state has at least a 35% chance of experiencing freezing temperatures or lower. In fact, portions of northern Arkansas have greater than 50% chance of a hard freeze (28 degrees or less).
Take a look to the sky over the next few nights to see a myriad of celestial events. This week will feature meteors showers and planetary parades. With the moon in its new phase, the sky should be plenty dark.
Starting back on this day, way back in 1911, one of the most drastic temperature swings occurred in Arkansas as a very strong Arctic cold front moved through. Record high temperatures occurred in advance of the front and record lows behind it. It was a truly remarkable.
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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