Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week was another hot week for the Natural State, with a little bit of rain during the week. This morning, Hot Springs did receive a nice storm bringing over an inch of rain to the area (the official rain total will be in next week’s Weekly Wrap Up). Here’s a look at the other rain totals from my CoCoRaHS rain gauge in Hot Springs over the past week.

Here’s a look at current temperatures across Arkansas (both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations), as well as a look at current conditions from a few Earth Networks weather stations across the state this evening (maps and images courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the seven-day extended forecast for Hot Springs. High’s in the 80’s for part of this week! We could finally get a little relief from the summer heat!

Here’s a look at some interesting weather news over the past week:

• Rip Current Definition and Safety Tips (Earth Networks)
• August to October Outlook from NOAA Climate Prediction Center (WeatherNation)
• North Carolina Rip Currents Kill Three (Earth Networks)
• NOAA Gives Status Update on GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (WeatherNation)
• Friday’s Superlong Lunar Eclipse (Fox News)
• Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of First Flight into the Eye of a Hurricane (WeatherNation)
• A Look at How the Sun May Influence Lightning Activity (WeatherNation)
• Strong Microburst Hits Nevada Valley (Earth Networks)
• Summer Chills Out (Todd Yakoubian) Looks like Arkansas might get a “blue wave” of cool air before fall!
• And for some cute news: Photographer Snaps Photo of Mama Duck with Seventy-Six Babies (CBS Minnesota)

Finally, here’s some featured weather reports from our team of contributors over the past week:

• The Substation Fire Slows Its Advance (Charlie Phillips)
• A Little Welcome Rain (Patricia Murphy)
• Incredible Coastal Storm for Mid July (Kevin Shaw) Welcome back Kevin!
• Fog and a Little More Rain for Mid Michigan (Cathie Ursu)
• Brief Report-Rainy Update (Kevin Shaw) Featuring two from Kevin since he was out sick for a bit!
• Here’s My YouTube Weather Video (William Brantley)
• Historic July Rains in Central Maryland (Jeff Taylor)

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.