North Little Rock, Arkansas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
505 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 117 AM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

-Cooler temperatures persisting through Monday, with abnormally
 dry conditions and elevated winds resulting in some elevated fire
 weather conditions today

-Warming conditions through the middle of the week to well above
 normal levels, with elevated fire weather conditions possible
 again on Tuesday as winds strengthen again

-A transition to more unsettled weather favored late in the week,
 with precipitation chances increasing in the Thursday to Friday
 timeframe

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 117 AM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

Clear skies are dominating over the region as surface high
pressure builds in from the northwest. A decent pressure gradient
is still in place, thus gusty northerly winds 20-30 mph for most
areas are anticipated today across the state. This will result in
some areas of elevated fire weather conditions, especially central
to western Arkansas, as drier relative humidities in the lower to
mid 20s are possible this afternoon. However, due to the cooler
high temperatures in the 40s and 50s this afternoon, any critical
fire weather conditions remain at bay.

Cooler temperatures below normal levels will continue on Monday,
as high pressure continues to build, continuing northerly flow.
Winds will be a bit weaker as the high center near the region.
Thus, while the abnormally dry conditions persist, no fire weather
concerns for Monday.

Some positive mid-level height anomalies begin to creep into the
region by Tuesday, as the longwave trough in place amplifies east
of the region, with upstream ridging amplifying in response. While
the ridge axis will remain west of the Rockies, expect warming
conditions going through the middle of the week back to well above
normal levels.

Another trough of Arctic origin diving southeastward of the
Rockies mid-week will be the next feature to watch in terms of a
transition to cooler and possibly wetter outlook late this week.
Ensemble guidance has much better alignment, as there is some
consistency run to run noted. As this trough traverses across the
Midwest, the consensus is that the enhanced moisture axis in
association with surface low development will set up along the
Mississippi River and east. Thus, while precipitation chances are
anticipated to increase during this period, the bulk of activity
looks to be east of the region for this event at this time.
However, any shift further westward could greatly change the
outlook of precipitation chances and amounts in this Thursday to
Friday timeframe.

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.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 503 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

The breezy NRLY winds will slowly relax overnight...but will still
see some gusts approaching 20 kts at times. SFC high pressure will
settle across the region Mon afternoon/evening...with light
variable winds expected late Mon afternoon/evening. Expect the
dominant VFR conditions to persist.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     22  43  26  60 /   0   0   0   0
Camden AR         26  52  28  64 /   0   0   0   0
Harrison AR       19  44  27  62 /   0   0   0   0
Hot Springs AR    26  51  28  63 /   0   0   0   0
Little Rock   AR  26  47  28  62 /   0   0   0   0
Monticello AR     28  47  28  62 /   0   0   0   0
Mount Ida AR      24  52  29  63 /   0   0   0   0
Mountain Home AR  19  42  25  62 /   0   0   0   0
Newport AR        25  41  26  57 /   0   0   0   0
Pine Bluff AR     26  46  27  61 /   0   0   0   0
Russellville AR   24  51  27  64 /   0   0   0   0
Searcy AR         23  44  23  60 /   0   0   0   0
Stuttgart AR      26  43  27  58 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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