Arkansas Weather: 02-21-2026

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Arkansas Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 24th. Folks, Arkansas woke up wearing two different outfits today. Central Arkansas is sitting pretty at 43 degrees with barely a breeze. Head northwest toward Fayetteville though, and you're shivering at 37 degrees with a northeast wind at 10 miles an hour. That's the kind of wind that sneaks right through your jacket zipper. Northeast Arkansas splits the difference at 40 degrees. Here's the deal for the rest of your Saturday. Central Arkansas keeps the warmest air. Northwest Arkansas stays cooler under stubborn clouds, with a slight chance of sprinkles. Nothing worth canceling plans over. Everywhere else stays dry. Tonight the thermometer slides. Northwest Arkansas drops to near freezing. Central and Northeast Arkansas dip into the mid 30s. Winds stay light, so no brutal wind chills. Just grab that extra blanket. Sunday shapes up nicely. Sunshine comes back like it missed us. Highs climb to the low 40s northwest, mid 40s around Little Rock, and upper 30s to near 40 northeast. Here's the thing. For late February, that sunshine makes all the difference. Perfect afternoon to get outside. Now here's your heads up for the week ahead. Dry weather parks itself over Arkansas and doesn't budge. Temperatures climb steadily, pushing into the 50s by midweek. Mornings still bite, but afternoons start flirting with early spring. No storms lurking. Just a slow, steady warm up that'll have you rolling down the car windows by Thursday. One more thing worth knowing. Sunrise hits at 6:32 this morning. Sunset at 5:20. We're gaining almost 3 minutes of daylight every single day now. Air quality sits at moderate, so sensitive groups might want to take it easy outside. Alright. If you're enjoying these daily updates, share us with a neighbor. Word of mouth keeps this thing going. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Stay safe out there!