Observed 5:45 AM CDT at KHKA

Rector, AR weather

Clear and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 80°27° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 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 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	9%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	15%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	21%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	23%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	33%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	29%	21%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	27%	3%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	26%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	27%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	32%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	30%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	57%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	67%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	56%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	71%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	71%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	73%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	27%	74%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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 80.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6 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°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–81°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

St. Francis River at St. Francis

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 213 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Black River at Corning

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 374 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Francis River near Holly Island

9.3 mi

Level: 7.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River at Ditch 81

21 mi

Level: 14.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:29 PM; Morning 7:00–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rector. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rector, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

St. Francis River at St. Francis

Black River at Corning

St. Francis River near Holly Island

Little River at Ditch 81

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon