Current weather · Sep 30, 6:06 AM CDT
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 1% | S | 6 mph | 15 mph | 64% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 78% | 1% | S | 6 mph | 14 mph | 59% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 1% | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 56% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 18 mph | 45% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 1% | S | 9 mph | 21 mph | 60% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 1% | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 68% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 12 PM | 81° | 83° | 65° | 58% | 1% | S | 12 mph | 21 mph | 59% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 1 PM | 83° | 84° | 64° | 53% | 1% | S | 10 mph | 22 mph | 63% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 2 PM | 85° | 86° | 63° | 48% | 1% | S | 10 mph | 22 mph | 68% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 3 PM | 86° | 86° | 62° | 45% | 2% | S | 10 mph | 21 mph | 72% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 4 PM | 86° | 86° | 62° | 45% | 2% | S | 10 mph | 20 mph | 46% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 5 PM | 87° | 87° | 62° | 43% | 2% | S | 10 mph | 24 mph | 63% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 6 PM | 85° | 85° | 61° | 45% | 2% | SSE | 8 mph | 25 mph | 59% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 7 PM | 83° | 83° | 60° | 46% | 2% | SSE | 6 mph | 25 mph | 69% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 8 PM | 81° | 82° | 61° | 51% | 2% | SSE | 7 mph | 20 mph | 73% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 9 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 2% | SSE | 8 mph | 21 mph | 81% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 10 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 2% | SSE | 8 mph | 22 mph | 80% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 11 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 2% | SSE | 10 mph | 22 mph | 82% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 12 AM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 2% | SSE | 10 mph | 22 mph | 58% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 1 AM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 64% | 3% | S | 10 mph | 22 mph | 47% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 2 AM | 75° | 75° | 63° | 66% | 4% | S | 12 mph | 23 mph | 45% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 3 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 4% | S | 12 mph | 23 mph | 39% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 4% | S | 12 mph | 23 mph | 51% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 3% | S | 12 mph | 23 mph | 46% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 4% | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 69% | — | — | |||||
| Thu 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 67° | 84% | 11% | 0.01 in | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 69% | — | — | ||||
| Thu 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 90% | 13% | 0.01 in | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 70% | — | — | ||||
| Thu 9 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 23% | 0.01 in | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 63% | — | — | |||
| Thu 10 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 22% | 0.01 in | S | 10 mph | 23 mph | 50% | — | — | |||
| Thu 11 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 21% | 0.01 in | S | 10 mph | 22 mph | 51% | — | — | |||
| Thu 12 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 24% | 0.01 in | S | 9 mph | 20 mph | 70% | — | — | |||
| Thu 1 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 31% | 0.03 in | S | 8 mph | 18 mph | 79% | — | — | |||
| Thu 2 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 79° | 79° | 67° | 67% | 30% | 0.03 in | S | 8 mph | 17 mph | 74% | — | — | |||
| Thu 3 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 46% | 0.03 in | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 73% | — | — | |||
| Thu 4 PM | Moderate rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms | 80° | 83° | 68° | 67% | 58% | 0.03 in | S | 6 mph | 15 mph | 79% | — | — | |||
| Thu 5 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 81° | 84° | 68° | 65% | 39% | 0.03 in | S | 3 mph | 13 mph | 83% | — | — | |||
| Thu 6 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 78° | 78° | 68° | 71% | 33% | 0.03 in | S | 2 mph | 12 mph | 94% | — | — | |||
| Thu 7 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 76° | 76° | 68° | 76% | 54% | 0.03 in | SSE | 2 mph | 12 mph | 84% | — | — | |||
| Thu 8 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 54% | 0.03 in | SSE | 2 mph | 12 mph | 92% | — | — | |||
| Thu 9 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 54% | 0.03 in | SSE | 2 mph | 12 mph | 92% | — | — | |||
| Thu 10 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 54% | 0.03 in | SE | 2 mph | 10 mph | 91% | — | — | |||
| Thu 11 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 54% | 0.03 in | SE | 2 mph | 9 mph | 93% | — | — | |||
| Fri 12 AM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 54% | 0.03 in | SSE | 2 mph | 8 mph | 94% | — | — | |||
| Fri 1 AM | Moderate rain showers and chance of thunderstorms | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 79% | 0.10 in | SSE | 2 mph | 8 mph | 96% | — | — | |||
| Fri 2 AM | Moderate rain showers and chance of thunderstorms | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 79% | 0.10 in | SSE | 2 mph | 8 mph | 94% | — | — | |||
| Fri 3 AM | Moderate rain showers and chance of thunderstorms | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 79% | 0.10 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 93% | — | — | |||
| Fri 4 AM | Moderate rain showers and chance of thunderstorms | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 79% | 0.10 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 91% | — | — | |||
| Fri 5 AM | Moderate rain showers and chance of thunderstorms | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 79% | 0.10 in | SE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 91% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 30, 5:35 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 3087°68°Partly Sunnywind 12 mph · gusts 25 mph
- ThuOct 182°66°Showers And Thunderstorms Likelywind 12 mph · gusts 23 mph
- FriOct 276°62°Showers And Thunderstormswind 5 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 372°59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likelywind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 475°56°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 574°51°Sunnywind 8 mph · gusts 22 mph
- TueOct 673°52°Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 15 mph
- WedOct 777°56°wind 2 mph · gusts 9 mph
- ThuOct 881°58°National Blendwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- FriOct 980°56°National Blendwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- SatOct 10~77°54°Model mean
- SunOct 11~78°55°Model mean
- MonOct 12~75°52°Model mean
- TueOct 13~71°54°Model mean
- WedOct 14~70°52°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~69°44°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like69°
- WindS 6 mphgusts 15 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity73%
- Dew point60°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility—
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise9:28 PMMoonset 11:37 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous82% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 30, 1:00 AM CDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodaySep 3087°71°NWS grid 87° / 68°wind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
- ThuOct 182°66°NWS grid 82° / 66°wind 12 mph · gusts 23 mph
- FriOct 276°62°NWS grid 76° / 62°wind 5 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 372°59°NWS grid 72° / 59°wind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 475°57°NWS grid 75° / 56°wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 574°51°NWS grid 74° / 51°wind 9 mph · gusts 22 mph
- TueOct 675°52°NWS grid 73° / 52°wind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
- WedOct 779°56°NWS grid 77° / 56°wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
- ThuOct 881°58°Beyond the NWS gridwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- FriOct 980°56°Beyond the NWS gridwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- SatOct 1080°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 30, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 29, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 29, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 29, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 29, 7:00 PM CDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 30 | 87° 68° | 89° 70° | 89° 67° | 89° 68° | 87° 71°0.02 in | ~86° 71° |
| Thu Oct 1 | 82° 66°0.39 in | 80° 71°0.26 in | 79° 67°0.37 in | 77° 70°1.28 in | 86° 73°0.02 in | ~82° 72°0.43 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 76° 62°1.40 in | ~72° 72° | 78° 67°0.33 in | 75° 68°1.01 in | 74° 69°1.21 in | ~75° 70°0.65 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 72° 59°0.46 in | — | 79° 64° | 74° 65°0.19 in | 76° 64° | ~74° 64°0.02 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | 75° 56°0.04 in | — | 83° 65° | 75° 64°0.18 in | 79° 62° | ~78° 59° |
| Mon Oct 5 | 74° 51° | — | 80° 59° | 78° 62°0.03 in | 78° 59° | ~81° 57° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 73° 52° | — | 78° 51° | 77° 55°0.02 in | ~79° 63° | ~81° 57° |
| Wed Oct 7 | 77° 56°0.07 in | — | 82° 52° | 78° 56° | ~79° 55° | ~82° 57° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | 83° 57° | 78° 59° | ~81° 56° | ~85° 59° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | 74° 59° | 78° 57° | ~82° 60° | ~87° 62° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~63° 46° | — | ~83° 56° | ~85° 61° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~69° 42° | — | ~84° 60° | ~82° 62° |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~75° 47° | — | ~81° 61° | ~67° 49° |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~73° 54° | — | ~70° 63°0.31 in | ~69° 46° |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~65° 52° | — | ~61° 53° | ~76° 51° |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~69° 44° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Mena Intermountain Municipal (MEZ) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Thu Oct 15, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | 80° / 55° | 100° (1938) | 33° (1984) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 7 | 74° / 50° | 96° (1938) | 27° (2000) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 14 | 72° / 47° | 95° (1938) | 24° (1989) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 21 | 69° / 46° | 91° (1894) | 21° (1989) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 28 | 68° / 46° | 87° (1937) | 17° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Nov 4 | 64° / 40° | 85° (1891) | 17° (1991) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 11 | 60° / 39° | 84° (1955) | 13° (2019) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 18 | 61° / 38° | 82° (2025) | 13° (1903) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 25 | 57° / 33° | 77° (1910) | 13° (1976) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 2 | 55° / 32° | 80° (1939) | 4° (1950) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 9 | 54° / 30° | 76° (1948) | 5° (1962) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 16 | 53° / 30° | 73° (1908) | -1° (1989) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 23 | 47° / 27° | 75° (1955) | -7° (1989) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayModerateheat
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayVery goodhot
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayGoodwind
- Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayHighwarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:25 PM to 5:48 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 79% | 12 mph | ||
| Thursday | Poor | 8:24 PM to 5:48 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 70% | 9 h | 3 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 8:23 PM to 5:49 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 60% | 10 h | 6 mph | |
| Saturday | Poor | 8:21 PM to 5:50 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 49% | 10 h | 3 mph | |
| Sunday | Good | 8:20 PM to 5:51 AM | 10 of 10 | 6 h from 8:00 PM | 39% | Poor | 8 h | 7 mph |
| Monday | Good | 8:18 PM to 5:52 AM | 10 of 10 | 7 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Poor | 4 h | 3 mph |
| Tuesday | Good | 8:17 PM to 5:52 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 20% | Poor | 8 h | 1 mph |
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 6:45 AM to 6:55 AM | 6:55 AM to 7:44 AM | 6:29 PM to 7:17 PM | 7:17 PM to 7:27 PM |
| Thu | 6:46 AM to 6:56 AM | 6:56 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:16 PM | 7:16 PM to 7:26 PM |
| Fri | 6:47 AM to 6:57 AM | 6:57 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:26 PM to 7:15 PM | 7:15 PM to 7:24 PM |
| Sat | 6:48 AM to 6:57 AM | 6:57 AM to 7:46 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:13 PM | 7:13 PM to 7:23 PM |
| Sun | 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM | 6:58 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:12 PM | 7:12 PM to 7:21 PM |
| Mon | 6:49 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:59 AM to 7:48 AM | 6:22 PM to 7:10 PM | 7:10 PM to 7:20 PM |
| Tue | 6:50 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:20 PM to 7:09 PM | 7:09 PM to 7:19 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:11 AM, 93° E
- SS Sunset 7:02 PM, 267° W
- MR Moonrise 9:28 PM, 58° ENE
- MS Moonset 11:37 AM, 301° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 82% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: fly with caution (gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). No stretch of two good hours in the next three days.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:41 AM to sunrise 7:11 AM, and sunset 7:02 PM to 7:32 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Wed | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 AM | Caution | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1% | 69° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 7 AM | Caution | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1% | 68° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 8 AM | Caution | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1% | 69° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 9 AM | Caution | 7 | 9 | 20 | 1% | 72° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 10 AM | Caution | 9 | 12 | 23 | 1% | 75° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 11 AM | No-fly | 10 | 13 | 26 | 1% | 78° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 12 PM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 26 | 1% | 81° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 1 PM | No-fly | 10 | 13 | 25 | 1% | 83° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 2 PM | No-fly | 10 | 13 | 25 | 1% | 85° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 3 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 24 | 2% | 86° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 4 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2% | 86° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 5 PM | No-fly | 10 | 13 | 27 | 2% | 87° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 6 PM | No-fly | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2% | 85° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Wed 7 PM | No-fly | 6 | 14 | 33 | 2% | 83° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 8 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 23 | 2% | 81° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 9 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2% | 77° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 10 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2% | 77° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Wed 11 PM | No-fly | 10 | 15 | 27 | 2% | 76° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 12 AM | No-fly | 10 | 15 | 27 | 2% | 75° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 1 AM | No-fly | 10 | 25 | 36 | 3% | 75° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 2 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 28 | 4% | 75° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 3 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 28 | 4% | 74° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 4 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 28 | 4% | 73° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Thu 5 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 28 | 3% | 73° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Wed 6 AM to 8 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 2 PM to 7 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 9 AM to 3 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
| Wed | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 43% | 12 mph | 1 d | Good |
| Thursday | Wet | 58% | 0.39 in | 65% | 10 mph | ||
| Friday | Wet | 83% | 1.40 in | 84% | 2 mph | ||
| Saturday | Wet | 67% | 0.46 in | 84% | 6 mph | ||
| Sunday | Dry | 13% | 0.04 in | 60% | 7 mph | 3 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 3% | 0.00 in | 49% | 8 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Tuesday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 46% | 5 mph | 1 d | |
| Wednesday | Showers possible | 12% | 0.07 in | 50% | 2 mph |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Thursday, rated fair.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | Poor | 3:05 AM to 5:05 AM3:35 PM to 5:35 PM | 11:07 AM to 12:07 PM8:58 PM to 9:58 PM | 82% | 7:11 AM, 7:02 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:05 AM to 6:05 AM4:36 PM to 6:36 PM | 12:17 PM to 1:17 PM9:54 PM to 10:54 PM | 73% | 7:11 AM, 7:01 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:08 AM to 7:08 AM5:39 PM to 7:39 PM | 1:22 PM to 2:22 PM10:58 PM to 11:58 PM | 64% | 7:12 AM, 6:59 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 6:10 AM to 8:10 AM6:41 PM to 8:41 PM | 2:18 PM to 3:18 PM | 53% | 7:13 AM, 6:58 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 7:10 AM to 9:10 AM7:39 PM to 9:39 PM | 12:08 AM to 1:08 AM3:04 PM to 4:04 PM | 43% | 7:14 AM, 6:56 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 8:06 AM to 10:06 AM8:32 PM to 10:32 PM | 1:19 AM to 2:19 AM3:43 PM to 4:43 PM | 32% | 7:14 AM, 6:55 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:58 AM to 10:58 AM9:22 PM to 11:22 PM | 2:29 AM to 3:29 AM4:16 PM to 5:16 PM | 23% | 7:15 AM, 6:54 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedToday87° · 2% · S 5–10 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight71° · 4% · S 5–10 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday82° · 58% · S 5–10 mph
A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night66° · 79% · SSE 0–5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday76° · 83% · 0 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 76. East northeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night62° · 73% · NE 0–5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday72° · 67% · NE 0–5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night59° · 62% · NNE 0–5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday75° · 22% · NNE 5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night56° · 13% · NNE 0–5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday74° · 3% · NE 5–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night51° · 2% · ENE 0–5 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday73° · 2% · ENE 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night52° · 2% · 0 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Little Rock, AR · issued Sep 30, 1:40 AM CDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
KEY Messages
1248 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Well above normal temperatures to persist across much of the state Wednesday and Thursday along with gusty southerly winds
Widespread rain chances will slowly expand east across the state from Thursday into Friday, continuing into the weekend
Highest rainfall amounts are expected across western Arkansas with amounts tapering off to the east
Much cooler temperatures likely from Friday through early next week
Discussion
1248 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Already seeing changes underway across the state as srly flow returns, both T and Td values are several degrees higher than this time yesterday. Will continue to see further moisture transport into the region today with Td values expected to be in the 60s F areawide by this evening. Highs today will be well above normal again as the H500 ridge axis continues overhead, expect temperatures to climb into the 90s F across much of the state this afternoon. Srly winds will also be elevated with gusts above 20 mph expected at times, especially across western parts of Arkansas.
After today, the main focus of the forecast continues to be a slow moving H500 low over the SW US interacting with an anomalously high moisture plume from the remnants of Polo. As the storm system makes slow progress eastward it will encounter resistance from ridging across the SE US.
As the mid-level low drifts east it will contribute toward a multi-day heavy rainfall event that will impact portions of Oklahoma, Texas and nearby areas. By later this week the H500 low will lose intensity, open and be absorbed by northern stream enhanced zonal flow.
For Arkansas and nearby areas this means rain is expected to slowly move in from west to east from Thursday evening through Saturday as a sfc cold front approaches. While previous model runs indicated widespread heavy rainfall potential was expected across the state, recent data continues to suggest a lower QPF event for the Natural State. The main focus for more than 1-2 inches of rain remains across western Arkansas with precip amounts tapering off and becoming less uniform toward the MS River.
While several inches of rain would go a long way toward improving the state's current high wildfire danger and drought conditions, any rainfall is welcome at this point. Accompanying the rain chances and in the wake of the cold front will be several days of much cooler temperatures. Below normal temperatures may even be seen for several days.
Aviation
1248 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
(06Z TAFS)
Generally VFR conditions are expected through the period with a continued stream of mid/high level clouds ahead of an approaching storm system. Sfc winds will increase and become Srly through the day Wednesday, some occasional gusts of 15-20 kts possible.
Preliminary Point Temps / Pops
Batesville AR 92 72 91 69 / 0 0 20 60 Camden AR 95 70 92 69 / 0 0 10 40 Harrison AR 89 71 84 66 / 0 10 40 80 Hot Springs AR 93 72 90 68 / 0 0 20 70 Little Rock AR 94 73 92 71 / 0 0 10 40 Monticello AR 94 71 92 71 / 0 0 0 30 Mount Ida AR 92 70 88 66 / 0 0 30 70 Mountain Home AR 91 71 87 66 / 0 0 30 70 Newport AR 94 72 92 70 / 0 0 10 50 Pine Bluff AR 94 70 92 69 / 0 0 10 30 Russellville AR 93 71 88 68 / 0 0 30 70 Searcy AR 95 70 93 69 / 0 0 10 50 Stuttgart AR 95 72 93 72 / 0 0 0 40
LZK Watches / Warnings / Advisories
None.
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 2 · Thu Oct 1General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 3 · Fri Oct 2General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 4 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 5 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 6 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 7 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
- Day 8 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Thu Oct 11.50 in
- Day 3 · Fri Oct 20.75 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 3–Oct 40.25 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 5–Oct 6Under 0.01 in
Flash flood risk
- Day 1 · Wed Sep 30Below marginal
- Day 2 · Thu Oct 1Slight
- Day 3 · Fri Oct 2Marginal
- Day 4 · Sat Oct 3Below marginal
- Day 5 · Sun Oct 4Below marginal
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 5–Oct 9
- Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 5–Oct 9
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 13
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 7–Oct 13
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Oct 2–Oct 6Heavy Rain
- Oct 2–Oct 6Severe Drought
Drought
- Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D2 Severe drought
- Outlook for Sep 2026Drought persists
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Big Fk 1 SseThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 26 and the first fall freeze around November 12: a growing season of about 235 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 29; one spring in ten still has one after April 11.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 26 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 78° | 76° | 74° | 70° | 72° | 69° | 68° | 72° |
| Heat index max | 87° | 84° | 75° | 71° | 75° | 73° | 73° | 77° |
| Mixing height max | 5,700 ft | 3,000 ft | 1,800 ft | 2,300 ft | 4,600 ft | 3,200 ft | 3,000 ft | 3,500 ft |
| Transport wind max | 21 mph | 14 mph | 10 mph | 12 mph | 13 mph | 14 mph | 12 mph | 10 mph |
| Twenty-foot wind max | 9 mph | 9 mph | 3 mph | 5 mph | 6 mph | 7 mph | 3 mph | 2 mph |
| Davis stability index max | 56 | 31 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Low visibility risk max | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Stability max | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Mena Intermountain Municipal (MEZ) · 7.1 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 30 | 87° / 68° | 80° / 52° | 98° (1953) | 37° (1895) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 82° / 66° | 80° / 53° | 100° (1938) | 33° (1984) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 76° / 62° | 80° / 53° | 92° (1953) | 35° (1984) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 72° / 59° | 80° / 55° | 91° (1938) | 39° (1975) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 75° / 56° | 79° / 54° | 94° (1938) | 35° (1978) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 74° / 51° | 78° / 53° | 95° (1938) | 37° (2010) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 73° / 52° | 77° / 52° | 97° (1938) | 33° (1932) |
| Wed Oct 7 | 77° / 56° | 75° / 51° | 94° (1939) | 32° (1978) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 6:45 AM | 7:11 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 51 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 6:46 AM | 7:11 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 h 50 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 6:47 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 47 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:48 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 45 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
| Sun | 6:48 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 42 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:49 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:20 PM | 11 h 41 min | Waning crescent · 32% lit |
| Tue | 6:50 AM | 7:15 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:19 PM | 11 h 39 min | Waning crescent · 23% lit |
| Wed | 6:51 AM | 7:16 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 36 min | Waning crescent · 15% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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