Venus Transit for Tuesday…. June 4, 2012

I’d like to invite all of you to a public viewing of the transit of Venus on June 5th. S.P.A.C.E. Hogs, along with the Center for Space and Planetary Science as well as the Student Astronomical Society (SAS), are hosting a viewing of the transit at Gifford and Knapp, off Garland, near the Agricultural Park. [...]

A Big Drink of Water June 4, 2012

I know it must seem as though I am “Rainfall Update Suzie” but making a dent in our rainfall deficit is about the best thing going these days in Northwest Arkansas.  On Sunday Fayetteville received 1.18 inches of rain.  Most of that happened just before sunrise – but it was a welcome change.  Fort Smith, [...]

Tornado Watch Until 11pm June 3, 2012

The SPC has issued a tornado watch until 11pm for most of the coverage area.  Storms that ride along the warm front will have the best potential to become tornadic.  Large hail and gusty winds will still be an issue with these storms. Even though the tornado potential is still limited it was still enough [...]

Watch Possible June 3, 2012

The Storm Prediction Center has just updated a mesoscale discussion for portions of  Arkansas and Oklahoma.  The warm front combined with daytime could likely develop some scattered thunderstorms later this evening.  If storms do develop they could do so rapidly.  There is a 40% chance that a watch will be issued for our area within [...]

Storms This Evening June 3, 2012

We’ll have a chance for a round of scattered strong to severe thunderstorms this evening and overnight.  The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of our coverage area under a slight risk. Hail will be the main issue with any storms that reach severe limits.  The tornado potential is minimal, but an isolated tornado can’t be [...]

Rain Chances Overnight June 3, 2012

A line of storms in western Kansas stretching to the Texas panhandle has held together better than expected.  These storms continue to push to the east and could reach our area early Sunday morning if they hold together.  We’re not expecting anything severe with this line just rain and maybe a couple rumbles of  thunder. [...]

Isolated Showers this Weekend June 2, 2012

It was a beautiful day across the region with clear skies and warm temperatures. We’ll stay nice and dry for the rest of the night with partly cloudy skies.  But after midnight a warm front pushing north could trigger some isolated showers and thunderstorms across the region.  Tomorrow the same front will settle in the area and [...]

Evening Forecast Update…Isolated Storms Overnight? June 1, 2012

Scattered showers will continue for another hour or so before moving out of the area.  The edge of the rain is now through I-44.  Rainfall amounts will remain below a tenth of an inch.  Of course it will be cool this evening with temperatures in the 50′s and 60′s. Clouds will hold overnight with a [...]

Scattered Showers Friday Afternoon/Evening June 1, 2012

A fast-moving disturbance has kicked off light to moderate rain to our northwest.  This shield of precipitation will work into eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas between 3 pm and 7 pm. Rainfall totals will remain below a quarter of an inch.  Most of this is just rain; however, an isolated rumble of thunder is possible.  Grab [...]

First Day of Summer…Kind Of June 1, 2012

We started off the day with temperatures in the upper 40s in some places.  Kind of odd for the first day of meteorological summer.  According to astronomers the first day of summer doesn’t officially start until the June solstice on June 20 this year.   This is when reaches its highest angle in the northern hemisphere.  Meteorological [...]