Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KHOT

Perla, AR weather

Sunny and 82°28°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 64°18°)
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (74°23° → 62°17°)

This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · 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	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	23%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	45%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	29%	4%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	37%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	25%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	59%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	69%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	76%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	78%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	31%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	84%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	42%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	80%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	68%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	59%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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 48. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 77. 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°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
75°24°–87°31°
Low, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°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
66°19°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–70°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–81°.

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

Saline River at Benton

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 869 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 227 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Caddo River at DeGray Dam

22 mi

Level: 400 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 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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.

Is this typical?

MALVERN · 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 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
+6°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:41 PM; Morning 7:08–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Perla. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Perla, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Saline River at Benton

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

Caddo River at DeGray Dam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon