Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KAWM

Madison, AR weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 78°26° · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	21%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	30%	57%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	10%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	27%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	35%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	34%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	11%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	45%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	34%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	76%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	34%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	28%	52%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	61%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	28%	63%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	90%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	89%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	83%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	83%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.3 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
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.19 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
42°6°–68°20°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–80°.

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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

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Forecast peak 0.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

L'Anguille River at Palestine

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 13.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Francis River near Hughes

9.3 mi

Level: 15.1 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

L'Anguille River near Colt

12 mi

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:32 PM; Morning 7:00–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

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

Madison, AR weather

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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

St. Francis River near Hughes

L'Anguille River near Colt

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon