Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KAWM

Forrest City, AR weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 9 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 79°26° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 67°19° by 8 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 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	22%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	46%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	56%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	45%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	59%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	66%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	31%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	54%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	94%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	93%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	71%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	62%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	71%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	20%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	20%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	13%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	8%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	32%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	32%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. 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
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly 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
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  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 80.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.81 in21 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.31 in7.7 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
75°24°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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°–95°35°
Low, likely
42°6°–72°22°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–82°.

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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

St. Francis River at Madison

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Forecast peak 0.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

L'Anguille River at Palestine

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 13.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

L'Anguille River near Colt

10 mi

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Francis River near Hughes

12 mi

Level: 15.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:33 PM; Morning 7:01–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:28 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Forrest City, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

St. Francis River at Madison

L'Anguille River at Palestine

L'Anguille River near Colt

St. Francis River near Hughes

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon