Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Fire Weather Today; Wildfire Smoke Bringing Unhealthy Air Quality to the Pacific Northwest

In southeast Texas, the coastal Carolinas, and much of New Mexico today, showers and thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall which could lead to areas of flooding. Dry, gusty winds will contribute to scattered areas of elevated to critical fire weather today in the western U.S. Wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality today in parts of the Pacific Northwest and central Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 26 Jul 6:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Charleston AR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
Charleston AR
 35.29°N 94.04°W
5:50 pm CDT Jul 26, 2024
7pm CDT Jul 26, 2024-6pm CDT Aug 2, 2024
 
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