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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Poteau, Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR)

Lat: 35.02°NLon: 94.62°WElev: 453ft.

Mostly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	S 6 G 12 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Apr 4:15 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Bates AR

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Cloudy
then Showers
Saturday
High: 60 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 40 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 46 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 50. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.