Very cold Arctic air will move into the state beginning Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. This cold is expected to persist well into next week. Dangerous wind chills will be possible over portions of the state on Sunday morning and again on Monday morning. While highly uncertain, there is potential for winter weather next week.
Forecast minimum wind chill values will range from the single digits to teens over the northern third of the state with 20s elsewhere.
DAILY FORECAST:
Today
Patchy freezing fog until mid-morning. Sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
