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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Apr 4:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Van Buren AR

Overnight
Low: 62 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 66 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 54 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Saturday
High: 65 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 54. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.