Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KFSM

Charleston, AR weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 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 51°11° 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	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	35%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	37%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	11%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	50%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	55%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	48%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	34%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	28%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	60%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	83%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	83%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	73%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	97%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  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 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°21°
  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 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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
55°13°–66°19°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  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
67°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–71°22°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–82°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 338 ft
Flow: 4,390 cfs

Forecast peak 338 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Van Buren

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.4 ft
Flow: 25,200 cfs

Forecast peak 19.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 392 ft
Flow: 181,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:45 PM; Morning 7:14–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Charleston. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Charleston, 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 Ozark L/D Tailwater

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

Arkansas River at Van Buren

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon