Cloudy, Storms This Afternoon

Temperatures have held steady the last several hours around 57. A few passing showers moved through a short time ago, but a more concentrated area of rain should arrive later today with a cold front. The cold front is currently located across Western Arkansas and will be approaching the I-55 corridor early this afternoon. The best chance of rain and thunderstorms will be late this morning and through the afternoon hours, but I'm not expecting any severe weather for our area since instability will be very low. With extensive cloud cover and the presence of rain around throughout the day, temperatures likely won't rise much today. In fact, I'll forecast a high of 64 this afternoon.

The cold front should move through the area early this evening, but the upper low will graze us late tonight and could squeeze out a few showers before midnight. Afterward, skies should gradually clear and we'll drop 42 by tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be another transition day before a powerful storm arrives in here on Thursday and brings another round of severe weather to the state.