Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (KXNA)

Lat: 36.29°NLon: 94.31°WElev: 1266ft.

Fair

101°F

38°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 21 Aug 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fayetteville/Springdale, NW Arkansas Regl Airport AR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 95 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. 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
5:10 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
5pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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