More Clouds and Better Rain Chances

TODAY: This morning we're waking up to find a cloudy sky overhead. As the day moves along, we'll watch the clouds break up and reveal some sunshine at times.  Meanwhile, temperatures will spike up to the low 90's in many locations.

                                               (RPM model showing scattered storms in Arkansas by afternoon)

Eventually, with enough daytime heating we'll witness a few scattered showers and storms develop this afternoon.  Most of the high resolution models highlight central/southern portions of the state with the greatest potential of seeing a brief downpour and I tend to agree with their assessment.

WEEKEND: The same type of weather we're seeing today we'll be on the way for Saturday.  We'll begin with clouds and temperatures in the upper 70's.  The sun will come out later in the day while temperatures attempt to climb to the mid 90's.  With enough heating and a weak disturbance aloft, we'll have a decent shot at a few isolated storms developing in Central Arkansas.  Sunday on the other hand, will feature more sunshine and hotter temperatures in the mid-upper 90's.  Rain chances will also plummet with a higher pressure building in the upper levels of the atmosphere.

TROPICAL STORM DON: As I mentioned earlier in the week, we'll have our first tropical storm hit the U.S. very soon.  Tropical Storm Don continues to hover around 50 mph and is NOT expected to strengthen before he hits land around the southern part of Texas late tonight.   Unfortunately the bulk of the rain will miss most of the Lone Star State over the weekend.

ANOTHER TROPICAL SYSTEM BREWING:  Out in the Atlantic we're watching another tropical wave shaping up east of the Lesser Antilles.  A couple hurricane models want to intensify this system into a hurricane in a couple days so we'll keep on it for the time being.