Observed 12:40 PM CDT at KFSM

Ratcliff, AR weather

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

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (74°23° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° 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 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	31%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	23%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	54%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	69%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	62%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	63%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	81%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	81%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	81%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	61%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	66%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	51%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	40%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	35%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°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, 68°20°
  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 81. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 75°24°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
63°17°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–71°22°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–82°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 338 ft
Flow: 5,520 cfs

Forecast peak 338 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

20 mi

Level: 376 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 392 ft
Flow: 180,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 78% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Booneville 3 Sse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:45 PM; Morning 7:13–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 63% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Ratcliff. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ratcliff, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

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