Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KRUE

Appleton, AR weather

Sunny and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 54°12° · Mostly 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 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	7%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	7%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	11%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	30%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	32%	10%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	40%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	37%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	61%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	64%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	55%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	81%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	73%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	52%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	82%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	80%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	77%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	31%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	78%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	78%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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
59°15°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LZK) (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 Dardanelle

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 12,100 cfs

Forecast peak 5.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Morrilton

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.6 ft
Flow: 13,100 cfs

Forecast peak 9.5 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:50–6:40 PM; Morning 7:09–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Appleton. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.