Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

A Few Clouds

89°F

32°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 31 Aug 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Braden OK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

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

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Braden OK
 35.31°N 94.56°W
7:50 am CDT Aug 31, 2026
10am CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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