Observed 7:55 PM CDT at KADF

Donaldson, AR weather

Clear and 65°18°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 65°18°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 49Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 63°17°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	28%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	28%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	35%	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	93%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	52%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	57%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	67%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	65%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	69%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	77%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	82%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	73%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	35%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	33%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	28%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	36%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	21%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	8%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	26%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	5%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	20%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	9%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	43%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 46°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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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 82. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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
77°25°–91°33°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
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°–94°34°
Low, likely
49°9°–69°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 78–84°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 1,220 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Caddo River at DeGray Dam

11 mi

Level: 400 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 227 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 52

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 49°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MALVERN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1883–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
+6°+3°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Donaldson 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: 5:52–6:42 PM; Morning 7:08–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 6:59–7:08 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8:26–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Donaldson. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,600 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.