Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KFSM

Arkoma, OK weather

Clear and 54°12°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 50Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.26 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

Low 56°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · 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	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	4%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	8%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	3%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	14%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	31%	28%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	57%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	79%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	27%	78%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	29%	55%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	30%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	64%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	68%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	56%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	29%	71%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	26%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	73%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	30%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 55°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  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 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–72°22°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Arkansas River at Van Buren

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.4 ft
Flow: 25,200 cfs

Forecast peak 19.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

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

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 412 ft
Flow: 164,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 392 ft
Flow: 181,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

James Fork near Hackett

12 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 11Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

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 11°6° 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

Arkoma 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: 5:56–6:47 PM; Morning 7:16–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:56–7:06 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Arkoma. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Arkoma, OK 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

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

Northwest Arkansas Lakes at Barling Lock and Dam

James Fork near Hackett

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? Good

Moon