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Current conditions at

Fletcher Field, Clarksdale (KCKM)

Lat: 34.3°NLon: 90.51°WElev: 173ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Aug 6:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W West Helena AR

Extreme Heat Watch August 18, 10:00pm until August 19, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 18, 06:25am until August 18, 10:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning August 18, 06:25am until August 18, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Mon

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W West Helena AR
 34.54°N 90.71°W (Elev. 184 ft)
Last Update:
6:05 am CDT Aug 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Aug 18, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 24, 2025
 
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