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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.

Mostly Cloudy

56°F

13°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NW 3 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Apr 4:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Altus AR

Overnight
Low: 61 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.