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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Overcast

61°F

16°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.12 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Apr 2:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Barling AR

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 75 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 66 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Friday
High: 79 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 61 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.