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Current conditions at

Kennett - Kennett Memorial Airport (KTKX)

Lat: 36.22°NLon: 90.04°WElev: 240ft.

Fair

99°F

37°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 16 Aug 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rector AR

Heat Advisory until August 18, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 18, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Mon

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rector AR
 36.26°N 90.28°W (Elev. 269 ft)
Last Update:
3:45 pm CDT Aug 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Aug 16, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 23, 2025
 
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