Russellville, Arkansas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
440 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025

...New Aviation...

.Short Term...
(Today through Friday Night)
Issued at 201 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025

Widespread convection is ongoing across much of WRN and NRN sections
of the CWA early this Thu morning...activity well ahead of the SFC
low to the SW of AR...and upper closed low to the west. As the
closed low to the west moves slowly closer to the state this
morning...the SFC low will lift NE into WRN AR by midday...with much
of the convection remaining generally across WRN into NRN sections
of the state. However...the ERN edge of convection looks to push
back east into central sections during the morning hrs. A vorticity
max will surge NE around the ERN periphery of the upper closed low
by this evening...allowing the SFC low and associated convection to
pick up momentum...pushing the activity more rapidly E/NE late this
afternoon and evening. Precip activity will then push east of the
state by late tonight...with drier conditions expected for Fri and
Fri night as the upper low moves east over AR.

The main concern with this convective activity through this
afternoon will be some areas of heavy rainfall. The primary axis of
heavy rainfall hasn`t shifted much from the afternoon
forecast...with heaviest amounts expected from west central...into
portions of central and NERN AR. This is where the persistent
convection will linger longest...resulting in additional QPF from
midnight of 2 to 4 inches in this area. There are some indications
of locally higher amounts over 4 inches within this axis. Will keep
the flood watch in place for current spatial locations. Further
SE...QPF decrease considerably...with generally an inch or less
expected...with least amounts across far SERN AR.

There looks to still be some potential for a strong to SVR TSRA
through this afternoon for portions of the state. This threat will
be greatest across SRN sections...especially along the AR/LA border.
Further north...widespread precip will limit instability
considerably...with maybe an isolated strong TSRA. Even across SRN
sections...instability will be the limiting factor...but be in best
location of instability/SHR overlap.

Calmer conditions will then be seen for Fri...with the main upper
low moving overhead. A weak front will push through on Fri...but
mainly just a wind shift and some cloud cover is expected with this
FROPA. Temps will remain mild during the period.

&&

.Long Term...
(Saturday through Wednesday)
Issued at 201 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025

Long term PD looks to bring benign condns to the FA, w/ settled and
drier wx prevailing thru at least mid-week next week. Upper lvl flow
wl stay zonal acrs the CONUS, w/ only lee cyclonic sfc flow noted
over the OK/TX panhandle region thru the PD, driving local Srly
to S/Wrly flow and generally warmer than nrml condns.

Long range guidance continues to advertise another synoptic cdfrnt
splitting the Srn and Nrn Plains by mid-week next week, though the
latest trends indicate this frnt stalling over the Ozark Plateau/Srn
MO, w/ cooler temps staying N of the FA, and a lack of any upper lvl
meridional flow supports this soln, at least w/in the range of the
long term PD. Otherwise, incrsg PoPs are currently noted over the
Nrn half of the FA, accompanying the aprchg frnt during the Wed-
Thurs timeframe.

&&

.Aviation...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 437 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025

Widespread convection continues this morning over WRN into NRN
AR...with more scattered convective coverage over central to SRN
AR. The convective activity to the west will shift east throughout
the day...impacting all terminals eventually. Expect MVFR or lower
conditions at times...especially under the more intense activity.
Some improvements will be seen by this evening and especially
overnight as the storm system exits the area.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Batesville AR     61  46  60  39 / 100  50   0   0
Camden AR         70  44  65  39 /  90  40   0   0
Harrison AR       58  43  52  35 / 100  10   0   0
Hot Springs AR    66  44  61  38 / 100  20   0   0
Little Rock   AR  66  47  62  40 / 100  50   0   0
Monticello AR     71  49  65  42 /  90  80   0   0
Mount Ida AR      67  42  61  36 / 100  10   0   0
Mountain Home AR  57  43  54  36 / 100  20   0   0
Newport AR        63  48  60  41 / 100  70   0   0
Pine Bluff AR     69  48  65  40 / 100  70   0   0
Russellville AR   64  42  60  36 / 100  10   0   0
Searcy AR         63  46  62  39 / 100  60   0   0
Stuttgart AR      68  49  63  41 / 100  80   0   0

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through this afternoon for ARZ004>008-014>017-024-
025-031>033-039-042>044-052>054-103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-
140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-237-238-240-241-313-340-341.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...62
LONG TERM....72
AVIATION...62