A blast of Arctic air is expected to hit Arkansas this weekend bringing dangerously cold wind chills and a chance for wintry weather, forecasters at the National Weather Service said Thursday.
Meteorologists said they expect temperatures to sharply drop on Saturday, creating sub-freezing temperatures by Sunday morning.
The agency said snow is in the forecast Saturday morning through Sunday morning, with up to 3 inches possible in parts of northern Arkansas.
Parts of western, central and eastern Arkansas could see a dusting of snow up to an inch.
The agency is predicting wind chills in the teens in Little Rock and in the single-digits in northern Arkansas.
A blast of Arctic air is expected to hit Arkansas this weekend with dangerously cold wind chills and a mix of wintery weather.