This post was updated at 11:30 PM 2/17/25 to include an updated map of forecast freezing rain potential
New information: Some icing is possible over central and southern Arkansas Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. Most areas will mostly see a glaze but enough to slick up the roads. The highest amounts of ice are expected to fall in the Ouachita Mountains. Winter precipitation is expected to expand in coverage over the state from west to east Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, and persist through Wednesday morning, Feb. 19. Accumulating snowfall is expected across the northern third of the state, with mixed precipitation over the southern two-thirds of the state. Clark County is under a Winter Storm Advisory until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Another round of wintry precipitation is likely to impact travel conditions for much of Arkansas, including southern portions of the state late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service in Little Rock released a timeline of wintry weather for the Arkadelphia area, forecasting a rainy Tuesday afternoon followed by a wintry mix by 6 p.m. and freezing rain after 9 p.m. A wintry mix could return after midnight Wednesday, with the possibility of snow in the pre-dawn hours after 3 a.m.
Some light freezing rain or sleet could also lead to minor to moderate ice accumulations over central to southern Arkansas. A forecast map calls for up to a quarter-inch of freezing rain for northern Clark and Dallas counties and southern portions of Hot Spring County.
The freezing precipitation will primarily impact morning commutes and general travel Wednesday, the NWS said.
Significantly colder air is forecast across the state after Wednesday, with hazardous cold expected Wednesday through Friday morning.
UPDATED FORECAST: The extended forecast for the Arkadelphia area calls for freezing rain Tuesday, mainly after 3 p.m., with a high near 34 and wind gusts of up to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%, although little or no ice accumulation is expected until later. Freezing rain and sleet is expected before 9 p.m., then snow showers, with a low around 19 and wind chill values as low as 9. Precipitation chances increase to 90% with new ice accumulation of less than one-tenths of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than 1/2 inch is also possible.
Partly sunny skies will return Wednesday with lows hovering at or below the freezing mark and nighttime lows nearing the single digits until Friday.
Highs in the mid 40s and lower 50s will return this weekend, with warmer temperatures returning next week.