Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

98°F

37°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index105°F (41°C)
Last update 5 Sep 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Mulberry AR

Extreme Heat Warning until September 5, 07:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning September 6, 12:00pm until September 6, 07:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning until September 5, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 104 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Labor Day
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Mulberry AR
 35.49°N 94.06°W
11:50 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
12pm CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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