Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KFSM

Alma, AR weather

Sunny and 84°29°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	84%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	72%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	83%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	84%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	84%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	86%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	46%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	64%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	7%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	24%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	17%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	65%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	39%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	42%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.4 in10.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.61 in16 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.99 in25 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–88°31°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–82°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TSA) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Arkansas River at Van Buren

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.4 ft
Flow: 20,000 cfs

Forecast peak 19.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 338 ft
Flow: 4,470 cfs

Forecast peak 338 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 392 ft
Flow: 180,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–3:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Fort Smith Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1882–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Alma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:46 PM; Morning 7:15–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Alma. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,500 ft, 60 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alma, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Arkansas River at Van Buren

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon