A Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for severe weather exists across a large part of Arkansas for this afternoon into this evening, Sept. 10. The primary hazard will be damaging wind gusts with any cell that does manage to become severe. The northern half of Clark County is included in the swath of potentially hazardous weather.
The official forecast for the Arkadelphia area, taken from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, calls for a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday between 5 p.m. and midnight and into early Friday morning. Friday, expect showers and thunderstorms beginning in the late afternoon through the evening. There is a 60% chance of precipitation. New rainfall amounts between 1/10- and 1/4-inch, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Rain and storms will diminish Saturday morning and give way to mostly sunny skies and a high around 95. Clear skies will remain through at least Wednesday, when the next possibility for rain enters the equation.
A burn ban is currently in effect for all 75 counties in Arkansas. Additionally, the wildfire danger for the entire state has been raised to the high category. Hopefully, rainfall over the next couple of days will bring relief to parts of the state.
The latest drought monitor continues to show a large part of Arkansas in severe to extreme drought conditions. Some small areas of exceptional drought are also now starting to show up. Precipitation is in the forecast, mainly tonight, but will likely not make a significant dent in the overall dry conditions.
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