Observed 4:00 AM CDT at KHRO

Ponca, AR weather

Clear and 55°13°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 51°11° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · Clear
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 3 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 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	71%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	22%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	17%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	43%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	29%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	12%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	67%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	73%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	31%	81%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	84%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	74%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	42%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	37%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	62%	62%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	64%	63%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	81%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	83%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	84%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	35%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	37%	84%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 78°26°).
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% 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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–79°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 83

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Kingston 2s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2006–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:42 PM; Morning 7:12–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 4:27–7:02 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:45 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Ponca. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.