Observed 5:25 AM CDT at KFSM

Fort Smith, AR weather

Clear and 52°11°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 83°28° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 83°28° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	3%	0
Fri 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	3%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	2%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	6%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	15%	4
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	27%	5
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	62%	5
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	29%	50%	3
Fri 4p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	26%	57%	2
Fri 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	29%	71%	1
Fri 6p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	29%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	23%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	9%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	45%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	47%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	22%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	23%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	34%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	28%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	13%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	56%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	43%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	53%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	70%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	72%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	76%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	85%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	80%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	28%	83%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	74%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	72%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	68%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.5 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
64°18°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% 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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
63°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 56°.
Sunday
Dry, high 81°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 11Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Fort Smith Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1882–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SatOct 17
−4°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Fort Smith weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:48 PM; Morning 7:14–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:09–7:04 AM; moon 91% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:44 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Fort Smith. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 76 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.