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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

A Few Clouds

97°F

36°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 25 Jul 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Central City AR

Heat Advisory July 26, 12:00pm until July 26, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning July 25, 02:56pm until July 25, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning July 25, 02:56pm until July 25, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 80 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Central City AR
 35.31°N 94.23°W
Last Update:
2:50 pm CDT Jul 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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