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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Today from the Central Plains into the Tennessee Valley

Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds will be possible from the Ozark Plateau east into portions of the Southeast today. Rounds of heavy thunderstorms ahead of a slow moving front will continue locally heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding potential from the Ozarks to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jul 3:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Central City AR

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Central City AR
 35.34°N 94.23°W
Last Update:
2:50 am CDT Jul 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Jul 12, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 18, 2026
 
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