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Extreme Heat Warning until August 19, 08:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

West Memphis, West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM)

Lat: 35.13°NLon: 90.23°WElev: 213ft.

Fair

94°F

34°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	NE 9 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	104°F (40°C)
Last update	19 Aug 1:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE West Memphis AR

Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 02:38pm until August 19, 08:00pm

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Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 02:38pm until August 19, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Extreme Heat Warning
This Afternoon
High: 99 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.