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Little Rock, AR 72260 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Little Rock, Adams Field · 23 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now58°
- Wed12 AM56°
- 1 AM55°
- 2 AM55°
- 3 AM54°
- 4 AM52°
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- 7 AM50°
- 8 AM52°
- 9 AM56°
- 10 AM63°
- 11 AM68°
- 12 PM72°
- 1 PM76°
- 2 PM77°
- 3 PM78°
- 4 PM79°
- 5 PM77°
- 6 PM75°
- 7 PM71°
- 8 PM66°
- 9 PM63°
- 10 PM61°
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Partly Cloudy49°
- WedOct 21Sunny50°79°
- ThuOct 22Sunny51°80°
- FriOct 23Sunny51°80°
- SatOct 24Sunny52°80°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny52°77°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny53°78°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny75°
- WedOct 28Rain0.11 in56°64°
- ThuOct 29Sunny49°65°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Forecast
- TueModerate (60)
- WedModerate (60)
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyLittle Rock Area, records since 1879. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- North Little Rock 7 km
- Conway 40 km
- Benton 30 km
- Sherwood 13 km
- Jacksonville 25 km
- Cabot 39 km
- Bryant 21 km
- Maumelle 15 km
- Beebe 56 km
- East End 21 km
- Morrilton 59 km
- Greenbrier 55 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LZK, issued 5 hrs ago
Key Messages
Issued at 1220 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
-Warming trend back to above normal levels are possible through the upcoming weekend and possibly longer.
-No significant rainfall is expected through the end of the work week with drought conditions continuing to worsen.
Discussion
Issued at 122 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Satellite imagery early this morning shows some high level cloudiness streaming over the state from the central and southern PLains. Winds across the state early this morning are light and variable with temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Temperatures across the state will bottom out in the 40s across the state this morning.
An analysis of upper air charts shows that the Natural state remains under the influence of ridging within northwest flow. Elsewhere,an upper trough was noted just off the Atlantic seaboard with a closed low, while a trough and closed low was digging and strengthen off the US west coast this evening.
Model and ensemble model analysis early this morning shows northwest flow will remaining in place across Arkansas through the latter part of this week. As we head into the latter part of the week into the weekend, the upper ridge will strengthen as it moves toward and over this state during the upcoming weekend. There is some variations in strength of the ridge and track of the upper trough as it moves through the central and southern Plains.
The aforementioned upper trough and closed low will come ashore along the US west coast sometime within the Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The upper trough/closed low moving northeast across southern California into Nevada Thursday and northern Rockies on Friday. On the heels of that trough will be another upper trough that will move into California Thursday night into Friday, then into the Desert southwest this weekend. The upper trough will progress into the southern Rockies by the end of this weekend dragging an attendant cold front with it.
The upper trough and cold front will move into the central this weekend into early next week. Both the ECMWF and GFS show the front moving through the state, but the front will have limited moisture to work with and the best chance for appreciable rainfall generally across north and northwest Arkansas. Temperatures through the period will run roughly 10 degrees above normal for late October for afternoon highs.
Aviation
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 530 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Expect the VFR conditions to persist through this TAF period.
Preliminary Point Temps
Batesville AR 45 78 47 79 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 44 81 45 83 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 46 76 49 78 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 46 81 48 82 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 48 80 49 81 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 47 81 49 81 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 43 80 44 83 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 45 75 47 77 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 47 79 48 80 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 45 81 47 81 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 46 79 47 81 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 47 79 48 80 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 47 81 48 81 / 0 0 0 0
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