Observed 12:25 PM CDT at KRUE

Scranton, AR weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 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 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	5%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	53%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	53%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	44%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	47%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	33%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	57%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	61%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	79%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	82%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	51%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	48%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	59%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 47°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 southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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. 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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
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 82°28°).
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 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°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
73°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–69°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 72–82°; 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

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 338 ft
Flow: 4,140 cfs

Forecast peak 338 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Danville

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 9.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Dardanelle

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 9,400 cfs

Forecast peak 5.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain Dam

19 mi

Level: 376 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°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?

Subiaco · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
+7°+4°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:43 PM; Morning 7:12–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 59% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Scranton. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Scranton, 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

Petit Jean River at Danville

Arkansas River at Dardanelle

Petit Jean River at Blue Mountain 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