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 >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 16 Sep 7:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Smeltzer AR

Heat Advisory September 16, 12:00pm until September 16, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. 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 100. 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 98. 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 97. 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 92. 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 90. East wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Smeltzer AR
 35.47°N 94.34°W
6:51 am CDT Sep 16, 2026
8am CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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