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Issue Time
04/15/2010 18:00CDT

Benton County Forecast
Hour (CDT) Road Temp (F) Road Frost Prob (%) Road Evap Rate (gal/LM/hr) Bridge Temp (F) Bridge Frost Air Temp (F) Dew Point(F) Wind Wind Speed (mph) Wind Gust (mph) Precip Type Precip Prob (%) Precip Rate (in/hr) Sky

04/15/2010 18:00CDT 84 0 4207 85 NO 73 50 WSW 14 21 thunderstorms 40 0.01 overcast
04/15/2010 19:00CDT 79 0 2369 80 NO 71 51 WSW 11 16 thunderstorms 70 0.04 overcast
04/15/2010 20:00CDT 63 0 493 64 NO 67 52 W 8 thunderstorms 70 0.06 overcast
04/15/2010 21:00CDT 61 0 362 62 NO 65 54 W 8 thunderstorms 70 0.06 overcast
04/15/2010 22:00CDT 60 0 293 61 NO 64 55 WNW 7 thunderstorms 60 0.03 overcast
04/15/2010 23:00CDT 59 0 285 60 NO 62 54 WNW 8 thunderstorms 50 0.02 overcast
04/16/2010 00:00CDT 58 0 246 59 NO 61 53 WNW 6 thunderstorms 40 trace overcast
04/16/2010 01:00CDT 57 0 237 57 NO 60 52 NW 7 none 0 0.00 overcast
04/16/2010 02:00CDT 56 0 238 56 NO 59 50 NW 7 none 0 0.00 mostly cloudy
04/16/2010 03:00CDT 55 0 194 55 NO 57 49 NW 6 none 0 0.00 partly clear
04/16/2010 04:00CDT 53 0 205 52 NO 54 47 NW 7 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 05:00CDT 51 0 217 50 NO 54 46 NW 8 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 06:00CDT 49 0 213 49 NO 52 44 NW 9 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 07:00CDT 48 0 210 48 NO 51 43 NW 9 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 08:00CDT 51 0 357 50 NO 51 44 NNW 11 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 09:00CDT 53 0 653 52 NO 53 44 NNW 13 18 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 10:00CDT 55 0 999 55 NO 55 43 NNW 16 23 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 11:00CDT 57 0 1255 57 NO 58 42 NNW 17 25 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 12:00CDT 58 0 1526 58 NO 60 40 NNW 17 26 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 13:00CDT 58 0 1707 57 60 39 NNW 18 28 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 14:00CDT 80 0 5654 76 61 34 NNW 18 27 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 15:00CDT 84 0 7517 79 61 32 NNW 19 28 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 16:00CDT 82 0 7292 76 59 30 NNW 20 28 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 17:00CDT 77 0 5974 71 59 30 NNW 20 29 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 18:00CDT 71 0 3987 67 58 30 NNW 17 26 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 19:00CDT 56 NNW 15 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 20:00CDT 52 NNW 11 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 21:00CDT 48 N 10 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 22:00CDT 47 NNW 7 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 23:00CDT 45 NNW 7 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 00:00CDT 43 NNW 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 01:00CDT 42 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 02:00CDT 41 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 03:00CDT 40 NW 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 04:00CDT 38 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 05:00CDT 38 NNW 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 06:00CDT 37 NW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 07:00CDT 37 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 08:00CDT 40 N 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 09:00CDT 46 N 7 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 10:00CDT 53 N 8 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 11:00CDT 57 NNW 9 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 12:00CDT 60 NNW 9 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 13:00CDT 62 NNW 10 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 14:00CDT 63 NNW 10 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 15:00CDT 64 NNW 12 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 16:00CDT 63 NNW 13 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 17:00CDT 62 NNW 14 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 18:00CDT 62 NNW 11 none 0 0.00 clear

Hour (CDT) Road Temp (F) Road Frost Prob (%) Road Evap Rate (gal/LM/hr) Bridge Temp (F) Bridge Frost Air Temp (F) Dew Point(F) Wind Wind Speed (mph) Wind Gust (mph) Precip Type Precip Prob (%) Precip Rate (in/hr) Sky
Total Precipitation Accumulation
0.22
District Discussion
A cold front will push through the area tonight bringing with it showers and thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation will dissipate late tonight with dry conditions expected over the weekend.
State Discussion
A cold front will continue to push south and east across the state overnight. Showers and thunderstorms from the southwest to northeast will continue to push to the south and east overnight. The chance of precipitation should exit the far southeast Friday morning with dry and breezy conditions expected statewide the rest of the day. The dry conditions will continue across the state through the weekend.