Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

104°F

40°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index107°F (42°C)
Last update 4 Sep 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ozark AR

Heat Advisory until September 4, 07:00pm
Heat Advisory September 5, 12:00pm until September 5, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until September 4, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 111. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ozark AR
 35.49°N 93.81°W
4:50 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
5pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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