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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM)

Lat: 35.33°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

98°F

37°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index102°F (39°C)
Last update 31 Aug 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Barling AR

Heat Advisory until August 31, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory September 1, 12:00pm until September 1, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 31, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Mon

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. 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. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Barling AR
 35.34°N 94.31°W
Last Update:
11:50 am CDT Aug 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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