The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect until midnight.
Expect pockets of freezing rain and sleet in portions of central and eastern Arkansas.
There will be minor ice accruals – less than a tenth of an inch expected – mainly on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. Travel may become hazardous in places.
The following counties in Arkansas are in the advisory: Independence, Cleburne, Jackson, Faulkner, White, Woodruff, Saline County, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, and Monroe.
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EXTENDED FORECAST:
This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Rain, freezing rain, and sleet likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
