The Arkadelphia area is apt to have a wet weekend, based on the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service in Little Rock.

Following a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, the probability for rainfall increases for Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21. Showers are likely, and possibly a thunderstorm, are expected Saturday afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 60%, with highs approaching 60 and lows in the upper 40s that night.

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Sunday, the chance for precipitation decreases to 30% that morning. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 61.

Come Monday, sunny skies will return, with highs in the low 70s. The high temperature for Tuesday should be in the upper 70s.