After a crazy weekend thawing is finally starting to take place across the state. Temperatures today will make it into the 50's. Overnight temps will fall back below freezing. Thursday and Friday low pressure will move across the state bringing chances for more rain. This weekend looks dry with temperatures in the 40's.

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

The weather outside surely is frightful and it appears that it will get worse before it gets better. Snow is still on the ground in most locations north of I-40 with heavier accumulations along the Arkansas/Missouri border. Tonight, the clouds will continue to clear as high pressure builds in. Temperatures will dip into the teens across White County. Tomorrow temperatures will struggle to get above the freezing mark. Wednesday will not be much different with morning lows in the teens and highs in the upper 20's. A storm system will be making its way into the state very early Thursday morning, bringing a significant chance for snow Thursday. The snow should come to an end by the evening hours. Snow will not be the only factor with this system. The cold air behind it will be brutal. Some models are indicating temperatures near zero in the northern part of the state Friday morning. Friday will be bitterly cold as well with highs struggling to break 20 degrees. Abundant sunshine returns for the weekend with slightly warmer temperatures. Still all in all, this week looks to be one of the coldest we've seen in a long time here in central Arkansas.

T.S. Ida

Meet the ninth named storm of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Ida. Ida is 165 miles SSW of Pensacola, Fla. traveling North at 18 mph. Ida's maximum winds are sustained at 70 mph. Ida is expected to make landfall between Mobile Bay, Ala. and Pensacola, Fla. sometime tomorrow morning. By Wednesday morning Ida will be a depression. She will travel back out to sea by Thursday morning. Heavy rain and strong winds will be associated with Ida. Tropical Storm Warnings have been posted from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Tallahassee, Florida.

Rain holds out

Good evening. As Tropical Storm Ida churns in the Gulf of Mexico, she is influencing our weather here in the Natural State. Tonight expect clouds and a case of the "muggies", with a slight chance for a stray shower. Tomorrow we will clear out significantly with temperatures in the lower 70's. Ida will keep a cold front far enough north that rain and cooler temps won't make it into the state. So sunny skies will be the rule for the rest of the week. We could see our next chance for rain by the weekend. Have a great week!~Stephen

A sunny weekend, then more rain!

Good evening! Much of Arkansas saw overnight temps drop into the 30's and 40's. A few places even recorded below freezing temperatures. Some places will drop into the 30's again tonight, but here in White County we'll be in the lower 40's. The weekend looks sunny and comfortable with temps in the 70's. Weather for the final Bison football game of the season looks superb! A cold front will move through the state Monday. Rain will be likely Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy your weekend!~Stephen

Rain...when?

Good evening! We saw another gorgeous day across the metro with temps topping out in the mid 70's. Another weak cold front will move through the area tonight, dropping our temps into the upper 30's and lower 40's. The rest of the week and weekend look good, with highs in the upper 60's and low to middle 70's. Clouds return for Sunday. The rain holds off until Monday as another cold front swings through our state. Have a pleasant evening.~Stephen

Record rainfall??

What a year we have had with all this rain! Here in Searcy we've seen nearly 47 inches. We're close to our average of 51. It should no doubt be an above average year for rainfall here in Searcy. But in terms of records, The National Weather Service doesn't keep rainfall records for Searcy. So we can only say that a certain year is below, above, or near average. However Little Rock is the official site for recording official rainfall totals. Searcy would be included in those totals. We are sitting at the fifth wettest month on record. We only need another 7.25 inches to tie the record. The average rainfall combined for the months of November and December are 10.5 inches. So if we see average rainfall, we will well eclipse the old numbers and have nearly 80 inches of rain.