Dangerous Heat and Possible Flooding This Week

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this week. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Friday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Poteau, Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR)

Lat: 35.02°NLon: 94.62°WElev: 453ft.

Partly Cloudy

100°F

38°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed S 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Sep 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Poteau OK

Heat Advisory until September 15, 07:00pm
Heat Advisory September 16, 12:00pm until September 16, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until September 15, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Poteau OK
 35.04°N 94.64°W
2:50 pm CDT Sep 15, 2026
3pm CDT Sep 15, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 21, 2026
 
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