Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KADF

Arkadelphia, AR weather

Clear and 45°7°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 15Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 15°8° tonight 6–9 PM (79°26° → 64°18°)
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 62°17°)

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	7%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	15%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	16%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	27%	10%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 83°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	26%	4%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	25%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	27%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	26%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	64%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	59%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	77%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	66%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	80%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	26%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	28%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	83%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  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 78. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.45 in11 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
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 77°25°, low 67°19°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.72 in18 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.99 in25 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
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% 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
67°19°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–83°.

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

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 924 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Missouri River (AR) near Boughton

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Forecast peak 0.5 ft Mon 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Caddo River at DeGray Dam

6.5 mi

Level: 400 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 231 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 39

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Arkadelphia 2 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Arkadelphia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:43 PM; Morning 7:09–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:52–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Arkadelphia. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,200 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Arkadelphia, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia

Little Missouri River (AR) near Boughton

Caddo River at DeGray Dam

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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