Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

Gulf moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding over parts of the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley through the morning and the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected over the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Poteau, Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR)

Lat: 35.02°NLon: 94.62°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Oct 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Bates AR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Bates AR
 34.89°N 94.48°W
5:51 pm CDT Oct 6, 2025
6pm CDT Oct 6, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 13, 2025
 
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