Observed 2:25 PM CDT at KFSM

Van Buren, AR weather

Sunny and 82°28°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 64Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (81°27° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° 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 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	85%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	86%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	85%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	82%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	48%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	61%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	68%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	61%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	84%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	84%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	82%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	35%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	82%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	66%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	35%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	47%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	45%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. 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, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°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 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
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 83°28°).
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
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. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 64°18°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
71°22°–88°31°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
62°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TSA) (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 Van Buren

1.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.3 ft
Flow: 17,400 cfs

Forecast peak 19.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 392 ft
Flow: 179,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 412 ft
Flow: 163,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Fort Smith Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1882–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Van Buren 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: 5:55–6:46 PM; Morning 7:15–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 61% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Van Buren. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 71 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Van Buren, 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 Van Buren

Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam

For your home

Cooling 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