Office: LZK
FXUS64 KLZK 301146
AFDLZK
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
546 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 253 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
+ Cold air has settled over the area in the wake of the cold
front that moved through earlier in the weekend.
+ Temperatures will struggle to get out of the mid 30s Monday as
moisture overspreads the area resulting in out first taste of
winter weather this season.
+ Guidance is now indicating less snow and more in the way of
freezing rain starting Monday morning. Overall amounts will
be light and impacts generally minor but there remains the
possibility of higher ice amounts in central Arkansas.
+ Temperatures will run well below seasonal averages the entire
period.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 253 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Residual showers continue over far southern Arkansas at this time
but are largely expected to be south of the CWA very early this
morning. Latest guidance indicates sub freezing temperatures will
be in place by sunrise across all but the SE part of the state in
the wake of the frontal system that brought the widespread showers
to the area Friday night and Saturday.
Quasi-zonal flow will be in place today across the state but surface
high pressure to the north will keep low level winds out of the
N/NE. After starting out the day in the mid 20s to mid 30s,
temperatures are only expected to rise into the mid 30s to mid 40s.
Meanwhile, a strong upper trough will be digging into the central
Rockies during the day Sunday. Surface low pressure is expected to
develop along Saturdays frontal boundary which will be stretched out
along the gulf coast come Monday morning. As the western trough
sharpens up, it will be located over the TX/OK panhandles midday
Monday and moving through Arkansas Monday night, taking on a
positive tilt as it does. This will turn the upper flow back to the
southwest while surface winds remain generally out of the N/NE.
Low level warm air advection and a surge of gulf moisture will
overrun the sub freezing surface temperatures starting early on
Monday. Thermal profiles continue to show some light snow over
the far north but widespread, albeit light, freezing rain is
looking increasing likely over the majority of the CWA. Models
are indicating the cold air trying to retreat with most of the
guidance now pointing towards more icing as opposed to snow.
Amounts of ice accretion look to be just a few hundredths
but there could be areas where upwards of a tenth of an inch of
ice is possible. Overall minor impacts are expected as deepest
moisture does not stick around for very long with precipitation
ending from NW to SE Monday night. Winter weather advisories will
likely be hoisted for this event but with model uncertainty
remaining (although they are in better agreement versus the past
few nights)and the onset of the winter weather not until later
Monday morning, will hold off for the time being on any winter
weather headlines.
Temperatures on Monday will struggle to get out of the mid 30s but
are expected to be back in the 40s Tuesday so longer term impacts
should be minimal. Temperatures warm a little more on Wednesday
before a fast moving cold front knocks them down once again.
Overall, temperatures will average well below seasonal averages
through the entire period. The next chance of precipitation will
be Thursday with some light winter weather possible over the north
but the set up is not nearly favorable as what we will see Monday.
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.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 543 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Widespread VFR conditions are expected through the period as
surface high pressure will dominate. The position of the high
will keep winds from a north to northeast direction. Cloud cover
will increase later in the period in advance of the next system
coming in after the period concludes.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR 42 24 36 26 / 0 0 40 50
Camden AR 45 29 36 26 / 0 10 60 60
Harrison AR 37 22 32 22 / 0 10 30 30
Hot Springs AR 44 27 35 24 / 0 10 60 50
Little Rock AR 44 27 36 28 / 0 0 60 50
Monticello AR 44 30 38 30 / 0 10 70 70
Mount Ida AR 46 27 37 24 / 0 10 60 50
Mountain Home AR 39 22 33 23 / 0 0 30 40
Newport AR 42 26 37 26 / 0 0 40 50
Pine Bluff AR 43 28 36 27 / 0 10 60 70
Russellville AR 46 27 37 26 / 0 0 50 40
Searcy AR 44 25 36 24 / 0 0 50 50
Stuttgart AR 42 27 36 27 / 0 0 60 60
&&
.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
SHORT TERM...56
LONG TERM....56
AVIATION...56
