National Weather Service: Winter Weather Advisory

Bentonville, AR

Current Conditions

Clear

14 °F

Clear

Calm

10 °F

30.55 in

86%

10.0 miles

Bentonville, AR

Updated — 7:15 AM CST on February 12, 2012

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Forecast for Benton (72712)

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...
Sunday
clear
Clear
H 36° / L 25°
Monday
sleet
Ice Pellets
H 32° / L 27°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 29°
Wednesday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 54° / L 36°
Thursday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 47° / L 29°
Today

Sunny... highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Wind chill readings zero to 5 above zero in the morning.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Monday

Occasional snow in the morning...then occasional freezing rain...sleet and snow in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 4 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Monday Night

Cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Light winds.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with chance of light rain and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Thursday

Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the lower 50s.

Thursday Night

Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

Statement as of 5:22 am CST on February 12, 2012

Winter Weather Advisory


... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening
to 6 PM CST Monday...

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect...

For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee...
   Wagoner... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... Pawnee... Ottawa...
   Washington... Osage... Craig... Nowata... Sequoyah... McIntosh...
   Muskogee... Le Flore and Haskell. In Arkansas... Washington...
   Madison... Crawford... Benton... Sebastian... Carroll and Franklin.

Hazardous weather...
* areas of light to moderate snow will spread into eastern
   Oklahoma around midnight tonight... moving into northwest
   Arkansas by sunrise Monday. The snow will begin to transition
   to more of a sleet... freezing rain mixture south of a Tulsa...
   Fort Smith line by mid day Monday and across the remainder of
   the area Monday afternoon. Lingering areas of drizzle and
   freezing drizzle will continue across northeast Oklahoma and
   northwest Arkansas into Monday evening.

* Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected with
   around a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. Locally higher
   amounts of snow and sleet could occur in the higher terrain
   areas of northwest Arkansas.

Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
   especially on bridges... overpasses and non-treated surfaces. A
   light glazing of ice due to freezing rain and freezing drizzle
   will also be possible on elevated surfaces.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving late tonight into Monday morning.
   Attempt to stay on treated roadways. Expect travel delays.

* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or
   television for the latest information concerning this weather
   event. Additional weather information can also be found at:
   weather.Gov/Tulsa.








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