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Scattered storms are expected to develop across Arkansas on Saturday afternoon and move southeastward across the state into Saturday Night. A few storms may become severe with the primary hazards of damaging wind gust and a few instances of large hail. The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for severe weather to capture this threat.
High temperatures on Saturday will manage to reach and exceed the 100 degree mark across most of central and southern Arkansas. Late Saturday Night into the early morning hours on Sunday temperatures are expected to range from the upper 60s to mid 70s across the state.
A Heat Advisory will be in effect on Saturday for southern Arkansas where heat index values are expected to be between 105 and 109 degrees.
The heat risk will slowly decrease in the coming days as temperatures decrease some behind a front pushing through the state.
Here are the latest wildfire danger and Burn Bans as of Friday morning (August 21). 69 of the 75 counties in Arkansas are in an active burn ban.
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Hourly Weather Roundup ( )
Location Sky/Weather Temp Dewpt RH Wind Baro Remarks
Fayetteville
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Harrison
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Mountain Home
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Jonesboro
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Fort Smith
N/A
N/A
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Russellville
N/A
N/A
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Mount Ida
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Hot Springs
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Little Rock
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North Little Rock
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West Memphis
N/A
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N/A
N/A
N/A
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Texarkana
N/A
N/A
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N/A
N/A
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N/A
El Dorado
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Pine Bluff
N/A
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N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Monticello
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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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