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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 26 Jul 3:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rudy AR

Extreme Heat Warning July 26, 12:00pm until July 26, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rudy AR
 35.52°N 94.26°W
Last Update:
4:06 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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