Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KFSM

Altus, AR weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	34%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	35%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	50%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	85%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	65%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	22%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	59%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	82%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	79%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	77%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	41%	84%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	69%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	48%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	60%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	52%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	53%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	42%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
73°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
62°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
43°6°–68°20°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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 Ozark L/D Tailwater

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 338 ft
Flow: 5,520 cfs

Forecast peak 338 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

25 mi

Level: 376 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Subiaco · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
+7°+4°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:44 PM; Morning 7:13–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Altus. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.