Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KRKR

Midland, AR weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (80°27° → 68°20°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)

This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 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
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 79°26°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	9%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	14%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	47%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	71%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	65%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	61%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	81%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	83%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	82%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	83%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	84%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	37%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	34%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	52%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. 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
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly 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
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
72°22°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
63°17°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–70°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–83°.

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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

Arkansas River at Van Buren

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.4 ft
Flow: 21,000 cfs

Forecast peak 19.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

James Fork near Hackett

5.7 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Poteau River near Poteau

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Poteau River at Loving

17 mi

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · 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: 5:56–6:47 PM; Morning 7:15–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Midland. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.