Benton, Arkansas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KLZK 141754
AFDLZK

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1254 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 237 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026

- Showers and thunderstorms will accompany a cold front as it
  moves through the state today before settling over northern
  Louisiana Monday.

- Rain chances will continue over the south Monday and Tuesday
  with the front in the vicinity but dry condtions will prevail
  elsewhere.

- Cooler air will spread over the north this afternoon and
  statewide on Monday before temperatures start to warm again.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 237 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms raked parts of Arkansas on Saturday,
mainly driven by outflow boundaries from previous convection.
Showers and thunderstorms remain over the north and northwest at
this time but have weakened considerably as they move into a much
less favorable environment. This precipitation is associated with a
cold front that will slowly drop through the state today.

Boundary is located over northern Arkansas at this time with guidance
continuing to move it into central Arkansas around lunch time before
it settles along the Arkansas/Louisiana border by the end of the
day. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will remain
possible for a good part of the day as the boundary moves through
the state.

The boundary looks to essentially stall out somewhere over northern
Louisiana Monday/Tuesday for a chance of lingering showers over the
southern part of the FA with weak surface high pressure keeping the
majority of the central and north dry. Air mass along and south of
this boundary will remain moist and unstable and still could fire
off some stronger storms especially during peak heating. Any severe
threat Sunday would be conditional with gusty winds the primary
concern.

Broad upper troughing will prevail with quazi-zonal upper flow early
this morning becoming more northwest through early next week as a
rather stout upper ridge builds along the west coast. Northwest flow
will bring in some cooler air starting as early as this afternoon
over the north where high temperatures are expected to only get into
the upper 70s. Elsewhere mid 80/lower 90s are expected. Once the
front does make it to the south of the area on Monday, temperatures
are expected to only top out in the mid to upper 70s with a few
lower 80s in the Arkansas River Valley.

Both temperatures and moisture levels begin to climb back to
seasonable levels Tuesday as winds shift back to the south with the
aforementioned surface high sliding off to the east. Heat headlines
may be needed once again on Thursday as parts of the delta reach
criteria.

Western ridge begins to expand over the western CONUS mid week which
drives another cold front through on Thursday with rain chances
returning statewide through the end of the week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1254 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Expect VFR flight category for the majority of Sunday as CIGS will
remain in VFR flight category. Into early Monday morning, CIGS will
lower to MVFR and IFR flight category on Sunday morning and remain
lowered through the remainder of the forecast period of early Monday
afternoon. Surface wind gusts at times will be in excess of 18 knots
at the beginning of the forecast period for a few hours. VCSH will
be possible across the central and southern terminals into Sunday
morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     63  80  60  85 /  10   0   0   0
Camden AR         67  78  65  86 /  60  60  30  10
Harrison AR       58  76  58  82 /   0   0   0   0
Hot Springs AR    66  80  64  86 /  40  30  10   0
Little Rock   AR  66  79  63  86 /  30  20   0   0
Monticello AR     69  78  66  85 /  60  50  30  20
Mount Ida AR      65  80  63  85 /  50  30   0   0
Mountain Home AR  59  77  58  82 /   0   0   0   0
Newport AR        64  80  62  85 /  10   0   0   0
Pine Bluff AR     68  78  64  84 /  50  30  10   0
Russellville AR   66  81  63  86 /  20  10  10   0
Searcy AR         64  81  61  86 /  20  10   0   0
Stuttgart AR      68  79  65  84 /  30  20   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...56
LONG TERM....56
AVIATION...74