Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

96°F

36°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 29 Aug 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Smith Regional Airport AR

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

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

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Smith Regional Airport AR
 35.36°N 94.37°W
1:31 pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
1pm CDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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