Current weather · Oct 3, 7:15 AM CDT
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- 77°
- Low
- 64°
- Rain today
- 17%
- Sunrise
- 7:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:58 PM
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 14% | ENE | 5 mph | 12 mph | 72% | 8% | — | 7 mi | 1,800 ft | |||
| Sat 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 14% | ENE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 70% | 8% | — | 7 mi | 1,100 ft | |||
| Sat 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 14% | ENE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 71% | 8% | — | 7 mi | 900 ft | |||
| Sat 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 12% | E | 6 mph | 12 mph | 66% | 5% | — | 7 mi | 1,100 ft | |||
| Sat 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 12% | E | 6 mph | 12 mph | 79% | 5% | — | 7 mi | 1,100 ft | |||
| Sat 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 12% | ENE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 65% | 5% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 1 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 15% | ENE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 81% | 7% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | ||
| Sat 2 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 15% | ENE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 89% | 7% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | ||
| Sat 3 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 15% | ENE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 90% | 7% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | ||
| Sat 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 13% | E | 3 mph | 9 mph | 85% | 7% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 13% | ENE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 88% | 7% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 13% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 86% | 7% | — | 8 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 5% | ENE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 75% | 5% | — | 10 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 5% | ENE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 90% | 5% | — | 9 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sat 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 5% | E | 1 mph | 3 mph | 76% | 5% | — | 9 mi | 2,200 ft | |||
| Sat 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 66° | 87% | 6% | E | 1 mph | 3 mph | 65% | 6% | — | 9 mi | 2,700 ft | |||
| Sat 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 66° | 90% | 6% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 72% | 6% | — | 7 mi | 2,700 ft | |||
| Sun 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 6% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 59% | 6% | — | 7 mi | 2,700 ft | |||
| Sun 1 AM | 67° | 67° | 66° | 97% | 5% | ENE | 0 mph | 3 mph | 39% | 3% | — | 7 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 2 AM | 66° | 66° | 66° | 100% | 5% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 43% | 3% | — | 7 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 5% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 49% | 3% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 65° | 100% | 4% | NNE | 1 mph | 3 mph | 55% | 3% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 4% | NNE | 0 mph | 3 mph | 72% | 3% | — | 10 mi | 1,300 ft | |||
| Sun 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 4% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 65% | 3% | — | 9 mi | 1,100 ft | |||
| Sun 7 AM | 64° | 64° | 64° | 100% | 0% | N | 1 mph | 5 mph | 35% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 0% | N | 1 mph | 5 mph | 39% | — | 7 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 0% | N | 2 mph | 6 mph | 19% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 10% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 11 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 0% | NNE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 7% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 0% | NNE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 6% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 1 PM | 81° | 82° | 62° | 53% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 9% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 2 PM | 81° | 82° | 62° | 53% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 7% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 3 PM | 82° | 83° | 62° | 51% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 3% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 4 PM | 84° | 84° | 60° | 44% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 7% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 5 PM | 82° | 83° | 61° | 49% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 5% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 6 PM | 82° | 83° | 62° | 51% | 0% | NNE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 7 PM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 0% | NNE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 8% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 64% | 0% | NNE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 60° | 68% | 0% | NNE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 2% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 70% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 4% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 78% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 1% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 57° | 84% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 3 AM | 60° | 60° | 57° | 90% | 0% | NNE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 4 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 90% | 0% | NNE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 5 AM | 58° | 58° | 56° | 93% | 0% | NNE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 0% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 6 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 0% | NE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 0% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Oct 3, 6:50 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodayOct 377°64°Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SunOct 484°57°Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonOct 582°54°Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- TueOct 682°53°Sunnywind 3 mph
- WedOct 785°56°Sunnywind 1 mph
- ThuOct 888°59°Sunnywind 2 mph
- FriOct 990°61°Sunnywind 5 mph
- SatOct 1090°64°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 1190°66°National Blendwind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- MonOct 1288°62°National Blendwind 6 mph
- TueOct 13~82°59°Model mean
- WedOct 14~85°65°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~78°66°Model mean
- FriOct 16~78°59°Model mean
- SatOct 17~64°52°Model mean
- SunOct 18~58°35°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like65°
- WindENE 5 mphgusts 12 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity93%
- Dew point63°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility7 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
- Moonrise—Moonset 2:51 PM
- Moon phaseLast quarter53% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 3, 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.
- TodayOct 377°62°NWS grid 77° / 64°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 484°57°NWS grid 84° / 57°wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonOct 582°54°NWS grid 82° / 54°wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- TueOct 682°53°NWS grid 82° / 53°wind 3 mph
- WedOct 785°56°NWS grid 85° / 56°wind 1 mph
- ThuOct 888°59°NWS grid 88° / 59°wind 2 mph
- FriOct 990°62°NWS grid 90° / 61°wind 5 mph
- SatOct 1090°64°NWS grid 90° / 64°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 1190°66°Beyond the NWS gridwind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- MonOct 1288°62°Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph
- TueOct 1383°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Oct 3, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Oct 3, 1:00 AM CDT · GEFS Oct 3, 1:00 AM CDT · ECMWF Oct 2, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Oct 2, 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 Oct 3 | 77° 64° | 75° 67° | 72° 66°0.12 in | 75° 65°0.06 in | 75° 66°0.24 in | ~71° 67°0.31 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | 84° 57° | 83° 67° | 86° 66°0.06 in | 85° 65°0.01 in | 80° 66°0.07 in | ~80° 67°0.06 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | 82° 54° | ~65° 64° | 83° 58° | 84° 58° | 78° 61° | ~79° 59° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 82° 53° | — | 86° 56° | 85° 56° | 76° 56° | ~78° 55° |
| Wed Oct 7 | 85° 56° | — | 89° 56° | 87° 57° | 79° 56° | ~81° 56° |
| Thu Oct 8 | 88° 59° | — | 91° 60° | 89° 61° | 83° 60° | ~83° 60° |
| Fri Oct 9 | 90° 61° | — | 89° 64° | 88° 62° | ~80° 58° | ~83° 59° |
| Sat Oct 10 | 90° 64° | — | 79° 62° | 83° 63°0.06 in | ~83° 58° | ~81° 61°0.03 in |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | 80° 63°0.04 in | 79° 66°0.12 in | ~82° 60° | ~73° 68°0.41 in |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | 94° 67°0.19 in | 84° 66°0.09 in | ~83° 60° | ~76° 68°0.02 in |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~80° 55°0.08 in | ~68° 68° | ~85° 57° | ~81° 64°0.15 in |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~90° 65°1.89 in | — | ~86° 60° | ~80° 69°0.36 in |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~74° 64°0.09 in | — | ~85° 65° | ~75° 68°0.21 in |
| Fri Oct 16 | — | — | ~82° 58°1.62 in | — | ~84° 64° | ~67° 54°0.02 in |
| Sat Oct 17 | — | — | ~51° 44° | — | ~77° 68° | ~63° 45° |
| Sun Oct 18 | — | — | ~58° 35° | — | — | — |
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 Fort Smith Municipal (FSM) · 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 Sun Oct 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | 78° / 55° | 96° (1956) | 30° (2000) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 10 | 77° / 53° | 96° (1963) | 29° (1966) | 40% chance above normal · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 17 | 75° / 49° | 93° (2024) | 26° (1948) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 24 | 69° / 47° | 91° (2003) | 22° (1952) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 31 | 67° / 44° | 89° (2016) | 15° (1966) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Nov 7 | 66° / 42° | 86° (2023) | 15° (1950) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Nov 14 | 65° / 40° | 89° (2025) | 15° (1959) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Nov 21 | 59° / 37° | 82° (1965) | 13° (1975) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Nov 28 | 57° / 34° | 80° (2012) | 8° (1976) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Dec 5 | 53° / 33° | 81° (1966) | 6° (1950) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Dec 12 | 52° / 33° | 80° (1948) | 4° (1958) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Dec 19 | 53° / 32° | 81° (2025) | -5° (1989) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
| Dec 26 | 52° / 31° | 84° (2025) | 2° (1983) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | no outlook |
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 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayVery goodmostly cloudy
- 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 outsidetodayFairlittle sun
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayVery goodhumid
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayVery highwarm
- TickstodayVery highwarm
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Poor | 8:22 PM to 5:50 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 49% | 7 h | 1 mph | |
| Sunday | Good | 8:21 PM to 5:51 AM | 10 of 10 | 6 h from 8:00 PM | 39% | Fair | 3 h | 5 mph |
| Monday | Good | 8:19 PM to 5:52 AM | 10 of 10 | 7 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Poor | 3 h | 2 mph |
| Tuesday | Good | 8:18 PM to 5:53 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 20% | Fair | 3 h | 1 mph |
| Wednesday | Good | 8:17 PM to 5:53 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 12% | Fair | 1 h | 1 mph |
| Thursday | Good | 8:15 PM to 5:54 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 6% | Fair | 1 mph | |
| Friday | Excellent | 8:14 PM to 5:55 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 2% | Good | 5 mph | |
| Saturday | Excellent | 8:13 PM to 5:56 AM | 5 of 10 | 5 h from 8:00 PM | 0% | Good | 6 mph |
The last night runs past the end of the forecast and is rated on the hours it covers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM | 6:58 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:14 PM | 7:14 PM to 7:23 PM |
| Sun | 6:49 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:59 AM to 7:48 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:12 PM | 7:12 PM to 7:22 PM |
| Mon | 6:50 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:21 PM to 7:11 PM | 7:11 PM to 7:21 PM |
| Tue | 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:01 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:20 PM to 7:09 PM | 7:09 PM to 7:19 PM |
| Wed | 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:01 AM to 7:51 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:08 PM | 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM |
| Thu | 6:52 AM to 7:02 AM | 7:02 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:17 PM to 7:07 PM | 7:07 PM to 7:17 PM |
| Fri | 6:53 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:03 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:16 PM to 7:05 PM | 7:05 PM to 7:15 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:14 AM, 94° E
- SS Sunset 6:58 PM, 265° W
- MR Moonrise not on this date
- MS Moonset 2:51 PM, 303° WNW
- Last quarter, 53% 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 (civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sat 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:44 AM to sunrise 7:14 AM, and sunset 6:58 PM to 7:28 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 AM | Caution | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 65° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 64° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 9 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 66° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 10 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 69° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 11 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 70° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 12 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 72° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 1 PM | Good | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 73° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 2 PM | Good | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 74° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 3 PM | Good | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 75° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 4 PM | Good | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 76° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 5 PM | Good | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 76° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 6 PM | Caution | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13% | 8 mi | 400 ft | 77° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Sat 7 PM | Caution | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 75° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 PM | Caution | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 72° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 9 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 70° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 10 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 70° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 11 PM | Caution | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 69° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 12 AM | Caution | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 68° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 1 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5% | 7 mi | up to 0 ft | 67° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 2 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5% | 7 mi | up to 0 ft | 66° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 3 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 65° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 4 AM | No-fly | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 65° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 5 AM | Caution | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 6 AM | Caution | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 64° | 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
- Sat 10 AM to 7 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 10 AM to Mon 1 AM 15 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Mon 9 AM to 5 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Tue 9 AM to 12 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Fri 7 PM to Sat 12 AM 5 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sat 6 AM to 2 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sat 6 PM to 8 PM 2 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sat 10 PM to Sun 2 AM 4 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
| Sat | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Dry | 15% | 0.00 in | 69% | 6 mph | 8 d | |
| Sunday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 44% | 7 mph | 7 d | Good |
| Monday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 40% | 5 mph | 6 d | |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 34% | 3 mph | 5 d | |
| Wednesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 33% | 1 mph | 4 d | |
| Thursday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 35% | 2 mph | 3 d | |
| Friday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 33% | 5 mph | 2 d | |
| Saturday | Dry | 5% | 0.00 in | 35% | 6 mph | 1 d | Good |
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 Friday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Fair | 6:11 AM to 8:11 AM6:41 PM to 8:41 PM | 2:21 PM to 3:21 PM | 53% | 7:14 AM, 6:58 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 7:11 AM to 9:11 AM7:39 PM to 9:39 PM | 12:06 AM to 1:06 AM3:07 PM to 4:07 PM | 43% | 7:15 AM, 6:57 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 8:07 AM to 10:07 AM8:33 PM to 10:33 PM | 1:18 AM to 2:18 AM3:46 PM to 4:46 PM | 32% | 7:15 AM, 6:55 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:58 AM to 10:58 AM9:23 PM to 11:23 PM | 2:28 AM to 3:28 AM4:18 PM to 5:18 PM | 23% | 7:16 AM, 6:54 PM |
| Wed | Fair | 9:47 AM to 11:47 AM10:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 3:36 AM to 4:36 AM4:47 PM to 5:47 PM | 15% | 7:17 AM, 6:53 PM |
| Thu | Good | 10:33 AM to 12:33 PM10:55 PM to 12:55 AM | 4:42 AM to 5:42 AM5:14 PM to 6:14 PM | 8% | 7:18 AM, 6:51 PM |
| Fri | Best | 11:18 AM to 1:18 PM | 5:46 AM to 6:46 AM5:40 PM to 6:40 PM | 3% | 7:19 AM, 6:50 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 issuedToday77° · 15% · E 5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight62° · 13% · NE 0–5 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday84° · 4% · N 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night57° · NE 0–5 mph
Clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday82° · NE 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday Night54° · 0 mph
Clear, with a low around 54. East wind around 0 mph.
Tuesday82° · E 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night53° · 0 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 0 mph.
Wednesday85° · 0 mph
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Wednesday Night56° · 0 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Thursday88° · 0 mph
Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Thursday Night59° · 0 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Friday90° · E 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Friday Night61° · E 0–5 mph
Clear, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Tulsa, OK · issued Oct 3, 5:45 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
Updated at 1042 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
A few showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm will occur in southeast Oklahoma and nearby west-central Arkansas tonight into the first half of Saturday night.
Fall-like temperatures this weekend will trend unseasonably warm next week.
No rain is expected Sunday through Friday.
Short Term
1042 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
(Through Saturday)
Subtle lift beneath an upper-level jet segment will continue in southeast Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas tonight. This pattern will shift a little north on Saturday as the tail of a strong shortwave brushes the area. So the chance of showers shifts a bit north as well for a brief window. That pattern will break down later Saturday and into Saturday night as the shortwave continues southeast.
Pleasant fall temperatures are in store for the area Saturday.
Long Term
1042 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
(Saturday Night through Friday)
Precipitation chances diminish Saturday night as the strong system aloft moves on southeast from the Great Lakes. This will promote drier air spreading into all of our area later Saturday night and Sunday.
Dry weather is forecast Sunday into Friday as faster flow aloft stays north of the area. The upper ridge over the southwestern U.S. will expand a little to the east during the coming week and encourage a warm up with time in the coming days.
Aviation
545 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
(12Z TAFS)
MVFR to locally, IFR ceilings persist across most of the area, with these ceilings more patchy across far NW AR and NE OK. All sites should see prevailing ceiling reductions from mid to late morning into the afternoon, with VFR conditions in NE OK and W AR late afternoon into early evening. The W AR sites will most likely see another round of MVFR ceilings, along with potential for visibility reductions, late evening into early Sunday morning. MLC should see a round of showers this morning into early afternoon given CAMs and where showers are currently located. Light winds will prevail.
Preliminary Point Temps / Pops
TUL 75 60 80 56 / 10 0 0 0 FSM 78 63 86 58 / 20 10 0 0 MLC 77 61 85 57 / 30 10 0 0 BVO 75 56 79 50 / 10 0 0 0 FYV 76 56 81 51 / 10 0 0 0 BYV 74 57 80 53 / 10 0 0 0 MKO 77 59 82 55 / 10 0 0 0 MIO 76 56 77 51 / 0 0 0 0 F10 76 58 82 54 / 10 0 0 0 HHW 77 63 86 59 / 40 10 10 0
TSA Watches / Warnings / Advisories
OK...None. AR...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Oct 3, 4:11 AM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS44 KTSA 030911 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 411 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-040915- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 411 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Southeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers, with potential for isolated thunderstorms, will spread into southeast Oklahoma and possibly west central Arkansas through the morning, continuing into the afternoon. Severe weather is not expected and heavy rain impacts are unlikely. A few showers may linger into the evening, but the risk for thunderstorms should diminish by then. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Dry conditions and warmer conditions are expected beginning Sunday and continuing through the upcoming work week. Hazardous weather impacts appear minimal. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$
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 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 2 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 3 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 4 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
- Day 5 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
- Day 6 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
- Day 7 · Fri Oct 9No risk area
- Day 8 · Sat Oct 10No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Sat Oct 3Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Sun Oct 4Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Mon Oct 5Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 6–Oct 7Under 0.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 8–Oct 9Under 0.01 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature50% chance above normalOct 8–Oct 12
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 8–Oct 12
- Days 8–14 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 10–Oct 16
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 10–Oct 16
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Oct 5–Oct 9Severe Drought
Drought
- Drought Monitor, map of Sep 29D3 Extreme drought
- Outlook for Oct 2026Drought remains but improves
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Ft Smith Rgnl APThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 25 and the first fall freeze around November 6: a growing season of about 224 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 23; 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 | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 73° | 77° | 74° | 73° | 76° | 79° | 80° | 80° |
| Heat index max | 77° | 84° | 81° | 81° | 83° | 87° | 89° | 89° |
| Chance of thunder max | 8% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 900 ft | -100 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 7 mi | 7 mi | ||||||
| Mixing height max | 2,800 ft | 5,800 ft | 4,500 ft | 3,700 ft | 3,900 ft | 4,100 ft | 4,800 ft | 4,500 ft |
| Transport wind max | 12 mph | 10 mph | 10 mph | 9 mph | 7 mph | 7 mph | 10 mph | 10 mph |
| Twenty-foot wind max | 6 mph | 6 mph | 5 mph | 3 mph | 1 mph | 2 mph | 5 mph | 6 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Fort Smith Municipal (FSM) · 4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 3 | 77° / 64° | 82° / 58° | 95° (1954) | 35° (1987) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 84° / 57° | 82° / 58° | 94° (2000) | 36° (1987) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 82° / 54° | 80° / 56° | 93° (1954) | 34° (1979) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 82° / 53° | 78° / 55° | 96° (1956) | 35° (1964) |
| Wed Oct 7 | 85° / 56° | 78° / 54° | 94° (1963) | 34° (1952) |
| Thu Oct 8 | 88° / 59° | 78° / 54° | 96° (1963) | 31° (1952) |
| Fri Oct 9 | 90° / 61° | 77° / 53° | 95° (2021) | 30° (2000) |
| Sat Oct 10 | 90° / 64° | 76° / 53° | 95° (1963) | 32° (2000) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:48 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 44 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
| Sun | 6:49 AM | 7:15 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:22 PM | 11 h 42 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:50 AM | 7:15 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 40 min | Waning crescent · 32% lit |
| Tue | 6:51 AM | 7:16 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:19 PM | 11 h 38 min | Waning crescent · 23% lit |
| Wed | 6:51 AM | 7:17 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:18 PM | 11 h 36 min | Waning crescent · 15% lit |
| Thu | 6:52 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 33 min | Waning crescent · 8% lit |
| Fri | 6:53 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:50 PM | 7:15 PM | 11 h 31 min | Waning crescent · 3% lit |
| Sat | 6:54 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:14 PM | 11 h 29 min | New moon · 1% 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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