Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KLIT

Roland, AR weather

Sunny and 82°28°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · up to 49°9° by 7 PM
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 72Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling 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

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 2 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	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	19%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	32%	16%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	10%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	77%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	69%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	68%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	84%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	77%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	54%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	54%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	65%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	35%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	37%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	19%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	12%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 0 to 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
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 49°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 49°9°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  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 77. 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
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 49°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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 81. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 48°9°. 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°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly 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
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% 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
66°19°–84°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–68°20°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–82°; 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

Arkansas River at Toad Suck Lock and Dam

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 249 ft
Flow: 2,450 cfs

Forecast peak 249 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Little Rock

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.4 ft
Flow: 29,600 cfs

Forecast peak 7.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Morrilton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 17,200 cfs

Forecast peak 9.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Saline River at Benton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 45

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

NORTH LITTLE ROCK WFO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1975–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Roland 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 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:40 PM; Morning 7:07–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:58–7:07 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:50 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Roland. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Roland, 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 Toad Suck Lock and Dam

Arkansas River at Little Rock

Arkansas River at Morrilton

Saline River at Benton

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? Fair

Moon