Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Partly Cloudy

97°F

36°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	30.21 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	104°F (40°C)
Last update	16 Sep 11:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Van Buren AR

Heat Advisory September 17, 10:00am until September 17, 08:00pm

Heat Advisory September 16, 12:26pm until September 16, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 16, 12:26pm until September 16, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Wed
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 100 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 101 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 99 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 99 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight

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

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 104. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.