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 >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Aug 3:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Van Buren AR

  • Today

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

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

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

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly 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

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. 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 100. 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 100. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Van Buren AR
 35.45°N 94.34°W
4:11 am CDT Aug 30, 2026
4am CDT Aug 30, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 5, 2026
 
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