Observed 2:53 PM CDT at KMWT

Mount Ida, AR weather

Sunny and 83°28°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 83°28°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 83°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 64°18°)
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 62°17°)

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	27%	11%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	16%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	27%	5%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	74%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	35%	72%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	77%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	29%	78%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	28%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	28%	75%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	33%	86%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	49%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	22%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	28%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	26%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	27%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	15%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–83°28°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  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. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
75°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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
64°18°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–69°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–84°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LZK) (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

Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Blakely Mtn Dam

25 mi

Level: 569 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 48

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Mount Ida · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1883–2026

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).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Mount Ida 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 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:44 PM; Morning 7:11–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:02–7:11 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:54 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Mount Ida. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.