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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:47:52 EST

The latest in a string of winter storm systems to roll through northwest AR is continuing to exit the state this morning, with quiet weather on tap for today. We picked up anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow from this latest storm system but a lot of that snow did not stick to the area roads. Temperatures yesterday were just a little to warm for much more than slushy roads. It's a different story this morning, with COLD air filtering in from the north and a widespread layer of ice hanging out on pretty much all of the roads in the area! Watch out for that ice because we have had reports of accidents already this morning. The ice is not super thick, so once the road crews get around to treat the roads we should not have too many issues after that. In addition, we are looking at sunny skies this morning, which will also help to melt that layer of ice away. We are dealing with that ice this morning but we are also dealing with that COLD air that I was just talking about! Temperatures this morning are running right around 10 and with a gusty northwest wind on going, it actually feels more like zero to your body! BUNDLE UP! After the cold start we will warm up into the middle and upper 20's today. A few clouds will also start to roll in from the north as we get into the afternoon hours, so expect the sunny skies to gradually give way to some increased cloudiness. Temperatures will once again be COLD tonight, with lows ending up in the lower teens! That cold weather will lead to a re-freeze of the roads, so watch out tomorrow morning for some icy spots. I think there will be some icy spots out there tomorrow morning but they won't be nearly as widespread as what we are seeing out there this morning. Wednesday will be quiet, but still cold, with high temperatures only making it to right near freezing. Heading into Thursday YET ANOTHER snow chance will be possible for us! LUCKILY it looks like this next low pressure system will pass by SO far to to south of us that we are only expecting some snow flurries on Thursday night and Friday. Saturday will be a day when we are between systems, so expect a mixture of sun & clouds, with high temperatures topping out near 40! You will want to enjoy Saturday if you can because clouds, some snow flurries and some COLDER weather are on the way for Sunday. That colder weather will come from a clipper cold front that swings through early Sunday morning. This clipper front does not look like it will have much, if any moisture to work with, so outside of some light snow flurries we should be fairly quiet on our Sunday. Beyond Sunday it looks like high pressure will settle in behind that clipper cold front and help keep our weather quiet and cold for most of next week. Talk about a CRAZY winter we have been having! This latest snow storm marks the 7th time that it has snowed so far this season! Parts of northwest AR are approaching seasonal snow totals around 25 inches, while parts of the River Valley are approaching seasonal snow totals near 20 inches! In a “normal” winter season we see about 6 inches of total snow for Ft. Smith and Fayetteville, while Bentonville averages about 12 inches of annual snowfall. Clearly we have beaten those marks and beaten them by quite a bit! Luckily we only have a few snow flurry chances here and there in the 7 day forecast, but I have a funny feeling that we are still not quite done with winter yet! Make sure you take it slow out there this morning on those icy roads and don't forget to bundle up! 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