A Heat Advisory is in effect across central and eastern portions of Arkansas through Saturday evening as heat index values are anticipated to surge between 105 and 109 degrees ahead of the expected thunderstorm development. The Heat Advisory may be cancelled early if thunderstorm development diminishes the threat.
A Slight Risk for severe weather will be present on Saturday across a large portion of the state, especially northern and central Arkansas. Storms are expected to develop Saturday afternoon and last into the early morning hours on Sunday. The main hazards with any storms that become severe will be damaging wind gusts, a few instances of severe hail (quarter-sized), and possible areas of flash flooding.
Saturday high temperatures across the state are forecast to range from the upper 80s into the upper 90s. Into Saturday Night/Sunday Morning the overall low temperatures on Sunday are expected to vary between the high 60s and mid 70s across Arkansas.
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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