Observed 12:25 PM CDT at KRUE

Ola, AR weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (79°26° → 67°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° 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	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	9%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	37%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	21%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	29%	42%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	42%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	28%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	58%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	72%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	31%	78%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	31%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	81%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	89%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	64%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	56%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	53%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 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, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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 78. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
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 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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
73°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–70°21°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–83°.

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

Petit Jean River at Danville

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 9.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Dardanelle

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 9,400 cfs

Forecast peak 5.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Fourche LaFave River at Nimrod Dam

6.5 mi

Level: 341 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

25 mi

Level: 376 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 45

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Dardanelle · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1909–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Ola weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

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: 5:52–6:42 PM; Morning 7:10–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:52–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Ola. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.