Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KCDH

Thornton, AR weather

Sunny and 87°30°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 87°30°

Sunny · Feels like 84°29°

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (87°30° then, 87°30° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	26%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	52%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	75%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	74%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	73%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	29%	68%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	27%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	28%	82%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	43%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	63%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	31%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	44%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	13%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	17%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	8%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	2%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. 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, 68°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 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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  30% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
77°25°–88°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
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°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–82°.

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

Ouachita River at Camden

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 1,560 cfs

Forecast peak 6.6 ft Mon 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 47

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°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?

Fordyce · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1911–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:41 PM; Morning 7:06–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:50 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Thornton. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,600 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.