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Winter Storm for south-central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Tracking Zeta

Heavy snow will continue to spread south along the Rockies through Monday. An area of freezing rain and sleet is forecast to develop over portions of the southern Plains to start the week. Meanwhile, dry and gusty conditions will continue critical fire weather conditions from California into southern New Mexico. Zeta is forecast to become a hurricane tracking north across the Gulf of Mexico. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Overcast

56°F

13°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Oct 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Smith ARSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain or drizzle after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance Rain

    Low: 49 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Occasional rain, mainly after 8am. High near 53. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Rain

    High: 53 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Occasional rain. Low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Rain

    Low: 45 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Occasional rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Rain

    High: 55 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance Rain

    Low: 49 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 63 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Showers
    Likely

    Low: 46 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Chance Rain

    High: 57 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 40 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain or drizzle after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Occasional rain, mainly after 8am. High near 53. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Occasional rain. Low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Occasional rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Fort Smith ARSimilar City Names
 35.36°N 94.39°W
Last Update:
4:55 pm CDT Oct 25, 2020
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 25, 2020-6pm CST Nov 1, 2020
 
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