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Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through today. Strong to severe thunderstorms for the Southern Plains with severe wind gusts and large hail possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

A Few Clouds

91°F

33°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index94°F (34°C)
Last update 4 Aug 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Pocola OK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 98. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 98. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pocola OK
 35.25°N 94.48°W
Last Update:
5:50 pm CDT Aug 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Aug 4, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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