South Arkansas is experiencing dangerous mid-August heat with afternoon highs near 98-100 and heat index values topping out at 105-110. The area remains under a heat advisory by the National Weather Service through at least Friday, and is expected to be extended into next week. Extremely hot conditions will continue to build across the state through this weekend. The Heat Risk is in the Major to Extreme range and will become more common through the next several days. Expect highs in the 90s to low 100s next week. Arkansas can expect above average temperatures and below normal rainfall for the period between Aug. 17-21.
If you can take the heat in the day, wait for somewhat cooler nighttime lows in the mid to upper 70s and look to the skies Wednesday and Thursday night, Aug. 12-13, for the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Viewing conditions will be ideal for skywatchers given the New Moon phase. Also visible across the pre-dawn eastern sky is a six-planet alignment featuring Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Each of the state’s 75 counties are reporting a Moderate Risk for wildfire danger. About one-third of the counties — most of them in the eastern third of the state — are under county judge-issued Burn Bans. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, Clark County was not under a Burn Ban; however, neighboring Dallas, Pike and Montgomery counties had burn bans.
Drought conditions have returned to Clark County as of early August. The county is split 50/50 between Abnormally Dry and Moderate Drought conditions, according to a map released Aug. 6. Drought conditions had improved for July to Abnormally Dry after months of Moderate to Severe Drought across the county.
Arkadelphia’s daily forecast through Tuesday calls for hot, sunny days with calm wind.
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