Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KFSM

Rock Island, OK weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (81°27° → 69°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 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 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	23%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	53%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	51%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	56%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	65%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	79%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	81%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	34%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	33%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	84%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	86%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	61%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	51%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	33%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	42%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	26%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	29%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	51%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	28%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	24%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	30%	35%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	52%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
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, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 59°15°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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, 64°18°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 64°18°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
77°25°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  20% 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
63°17°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–70°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–84°; 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

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.3 ft
Flow: 19,100 cfs

Forecast peak 19.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

James Fork near Hackett

4.5 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Poteau River near Panama

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

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

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 412 ft
Flow: 158,000 cfs

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.

Cooling this week

This week 9Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–1:00 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 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

Rock Island weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 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? Fair

Mostly clear 6:57–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking south from Rock Island. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rock Island, 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

James Fork near Hackett

Poteau River near Panama

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? Fair

Moon