Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint	69°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Aug 3:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Van Buren AR

Heat Advisory August 23, 12:00pm until August 23, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 76 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 95 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 97 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 98 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.