Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (KXNA)

Lat: 36.29°NLon: 94.31°WElev: 1266ft.

Overcast

99°F

37°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index103°F (39°C)
Last update 5 Sep 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fayetteville/Springdale, NW Arkansas Regl Airport AR

Heat Advisory until September 5, 07:00pm
Heat Advisory September 6, 12:00pm until September 6, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until September 5, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 102 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 106. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Labor Day
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fayetteville/Springdale, NW Arkansas Regl Airport AR
 36.28°N 94.31°W
2:50 pm CDT Sep 5, 2026
3pm CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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