Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.6 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 16 Aug 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ratcliff AR

Heat Advisory August 16, 12:00pm until August 16, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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Point Forecast:
Ratcliff AR
 35.31°N 93.9°W (Elev. 623 ft)
5:35 am CDT Aug 16, 2025
5am CDT Aug 16, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 22, 2025
 
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