The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Arkansas to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning Nov. 1, 2025
Extreme drought has spread throughout Arkansas
Clark County and most of south-central Arkansas need more than 16 inches of rain to end drought conditions, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock
The National Weather Service in Little Rock is forecasting that the current stretch of warm and dry weather will likely continue into the middle of October
The dry, warm autumn experienced by much of Arkansans’ pasture lands will likely mean the state’s cattle producers will have to start feeding hay earlier and longer
The final two days of October look to have respectable rainfall chances of most locations in Arkansas
The extended forecast for the Arkadelphia area shows no promise of precipitation through Tuesday, Oct. 28
