Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Overcast

80°F

27°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 18 Oct 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cresent AR

Severe T-storm Watch until October 18, 06:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch until October 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sat

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 81 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of sprinkles.  Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature falling to around 68 by 5pm. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of sprinkles. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cresent AR
 35.29°N 94.34°W
11:50 am CDT Oct 18, 2025
12pm CDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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