Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KELD

El Dorado, AR weather

Sunny and 86°30°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 86°30°

Sunny · Feels like 83°28°

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (84°29° then, 87°31° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (81°27° → 69°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 85°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	23%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	81°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	27%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	60%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	45%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	55%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	64%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	70%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	26%	71%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	25%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	23%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	25%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	29%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	87%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	71%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	42%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	39%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	20%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	27%	13%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 52°11°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. 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
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°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
70°21°–84°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.31 in7.9 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
79°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–70°21°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–85°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SHV) (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 Thatcher L&D

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 77.5 ft
Flow: 17,200 cfs

Forecast peak 77.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Smackover Creek near Smackover

13 mi

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Moro Bay State Park

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 64.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

EL DORADO GOODWIN FIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

El Dorado weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:42 PM; Morning 7:06–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 6:57–7:06 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:52 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from El Dorado. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.