Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Partly Cloudy

98°F

37°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index104°F (40°C)
Last update 17 Sep 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Washburn AR

Heat Advisory September 17, 05:41pm until September 17, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 17, 05:41pm until September 17, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 105. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Washburn AR
 35.22°N 94.07°W
2:50 pm CDT Sep 17, 2026
5pm CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 24, 2026
 
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