Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 5 Aug 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Smith Regional Airport AR

Heat Advisory until August 5, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 6, 12:00pm until August 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Smith Regional Airport AR
 35.34°N 94.37°W
11:56 am CDT Aug 5, 2026
12pm CDT Aug 5, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2026
 
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