Prairie Grove climate

Prairie Grove Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mc Henry -Wg Stratton L&d, 3.4 km from Prairie Grove

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 in over about 10 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Prairie Grove, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
89°FOct 3, 2025
Record low
25°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 170°F45°F88°F 201931°F 200332%0%
Oct 270°F45°F84°F 200530°F 200332%0%
Oct 369°F44°F89°F 202535°F 200432%0%
Oct 469°F44°F88°F 202536°F 199632%0%
Oct 568°F44°F89°F 199733°F 200432%0%
Oct 668°F43°F88°F 200733°F 200132%0%
Oct 767°F43°F88°F 200730°F 200132%0%
Oct 867°F42°F87°F 200730°F 201232%0%
Oct 966°F42°F86°F 201830°F 200032%0%
Oct 1066°F42°F85°F 201031°F 200932%0%
Oct 1165°F41°F84°F 202428°F 199632%0%
Oct 1265°F41°F83°F 200828°F 200632%0%
Oct 1365°F41°F78°F 200032°F 200632%0%
Oct 1464°F40°F80°F 202033°F 200232%0%
Oct 1564°F40°F78°F 199928°F 200632%0%
Oct 1663°F40°F79°F 199833°F 202032%0%
Oct 1763°F39°F82°F 201630°F 201532%0%
Oct 1862°F39°F78°F 200730°F 200932%0%
Oct 1962°F39°F76°F 200030°F 199632%0%
Oct 2061°F38°F84°F 200331°F 201832%1%
Oct 2161°F38°F81°F 202428°F 201831%1%
Oct 2260°F38°F79°F 202231°F 201331%1%
Oct 2360°F37°F79°F 202231°F 201331%1%
Oct 2459°F37°F81°F 202327°F 199931%1%
Oct 2559°F37°F75°F 200427°F 200631%1%
Oct 2658°F36°F76°F 200033°F 201931%1%
Oct 2758°F36°F78°F 201428°F 201330%1%
Oct 2857°F36°F76°F 199927°F 199730%1%
Oct 2957°F35°F82°F 202429°F 200830%1%
Oct 3056°F35°F80°F 202427°F 202330%2%
Oct 3156°F35°F72°F 202425°F 202330%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prairie Grove, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115493 (Mc Henry -Wg Stratton L&d), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.