Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KRUE

Plainview, AR weather

Sunny and 84°29°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (79°26° then, 83°28° now)

Good hours for

Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (79°26° → 66°19°)
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 64°18°)

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°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 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Partly 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 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	25%	42%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	29%	15%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	72%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	77%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	36%	84%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	47%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	56%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	32%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	42%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	52%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	37%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	34%	47%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	41%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. 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
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 47. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–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 85°29°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°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
64°18°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 72–85°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 9.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Dardanelle

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 7,800 cfs

Forecast peak 5.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Fourche LaFave River at Nimrod Dam

8.2 mi

Level: 341 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

21 mi

Level: 376 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 41

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Nimrod Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1942–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Plainview 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: 5:52–6:43 PM; Morning 7:11–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:53–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Plainview. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.