There are only two more shopping weekends before Christmas (including this one) so I recommend you get out there ASAP!

At 1153AM, CT, Hot Springs was reporting a temperature of 47 degrees with overcast skies. A trough is sinking from the north, with a band of snow scooting through Iowa and Missouri, with a blob of clouds pressing south into Arkansas. The clouds are layered at the lower levels, and aren’t likely to scatter out through the day today.
Tomorrow will be a very cold day for western Arkansas as cold air continues to cycle into the area. Relief will be on the way during the work week, with a thermal ridge starting to build back in late on Monday.
Tomorrow – Sunny and cold, High 37, Low 23
Monday – A hair warmer in the afternoon, High 46, Low 17

TWC: Tomorrow – Sunny. Turning colder. High 34, Low 26
Monday – A mainly sunny sky. High 43, Low 20

AW: Tomorrow – Colder with plenty of sun High 38, Low 25
Monday – Not as cold with plenty of sun High 45, Low 20

NWS: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 26, Low 24
Monday – Sunny, High 41, Low 18

WB: Tomorrow – Sunny. Much cooler High 34, Low 30
Monday – Sunny. Not as coo High 40, Low 20

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 31, Low 24
Monday – Mostly sunny, High 41, Low 18

CLI: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 40, Low 22
Monday – Sunny, High 45, Low 18

“Hot” Springs, am I right? There was a much greater diversity to the spread of forecast temperatures from model to model today for a clear sky forecast than what I like to see. The clouds are low enough that they aren’t really showing up on the satellite.