Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KFYV

Prairie Grove, AR weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM

This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 10 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 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 75°24°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	28%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	74%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	85%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	82%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	84%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	28%	84%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	30%	70%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	45%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	85%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	85%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	88%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	86%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	55%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	64%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
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
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–69°21°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Illinois River (AR OK) near Watts

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River (AR OK) at Savoy

8.9 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

White River near Fayetteville

14 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River (AR OK) near Siloam Springs 4SE / Hwy 16

15 mi

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 180 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Prairie Grove 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: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:16–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Prairie Grove. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 54 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Prairie Grove, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River (AR OK) near Watts

Illinois River (AR OK) at Savoy

White River near Fayetteville

Illinois River (AR OK) near Siloam Springs 4SE / Hwy 16

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon