As of 16:54 CDT

Weather in Fort Smith, AR

86°Current weather

Fort Smith, Thursday, 15 October, 16:54

Clear. Feels like 92°. High 86°, low 65°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind6.9 mph W
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point71°

Monthly outlook for Fort Smith, AR: average high 76.3°, average low 56.2°. That is 3.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.9 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 2.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 15 October (85.8°), the coolest 17 October (46.1°).

76.3°/56.2°
Average high / low
+3.2°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.9 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
15 October – 24 October74.2°71.8°+1.3°
25 October – 3 November79.8°67.4°+6.9°
4 November – 13 Novemberat normal63.6°—

October records over 66 years

92.8°11 October 1963All-time high
27.9°31 October 1993All-time low
Fri, 1666° / 52°0.17Rain
66 °Rain

Fort Smith, Friday, 16 October

Rain. High 66°, low 52°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind15.4 mph N
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°
Sat, 1761° / 46°0Clear
61 °Clear

Fort Smith, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 61°, low 46°.

Pressure30.56 inHg
Wind4.5 mph NE
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Sun, 1864° / 46°0Clear
64 °Clear

Fort Smith, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 64°, low 46°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind4.6 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Mon, 1970° / 47°0Clear
70 °Clear

Fort Smith, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 70°, low 47°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4.6 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Tue, 2073° / 50°0Clear
73 °Clear

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 73°, low 50°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind6.7 mph NE
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Wed, 2180° / 52°0Clear
80 °Clear

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 80°, low 52°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind6.1 mph E
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Thu, 2283° / 55°0Mostly clear
83 °Mostly clear

Fort Smith, Thursday, 22 October

Mostly clear. High 83°, low 55°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.6 mph SE
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Fri, 2381° / 59°0Overcast
81 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 81°, low 59°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind11.8 mph S
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Sat, 2479° / 61°0.07Light rain
79 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 79°, low 61°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.7 mph E
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point57°
Sun, 2582° / 63°0Overcast
82 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 82°, low 63°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind11.4 mph E
Humidity26%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Mon, 2680° / 56°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 80°, low 56°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind10.8 mph SE
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Tue, 2777° / 58°0Overcast
77 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 77°, low 58°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind12 mph SE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Wed, 2882° / 62°0Overcast
82 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 82°, low 62°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.9 mph SE
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Thu, 2979° / 64°0Overcast
79 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 79°, low 64°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind7.7 mph E
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 3079° / 62°0.03Light rain
79 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 79°, low 62°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind11.1 mph NE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 3168° / 51°0.26Climate normal
68 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high68°
Average low51°
Average precipitation0.26 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high85° (2016)
Record low28° (1993)
Sun, 0167° / 50°0.18Climate normal
67 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high67°
Average low50°
Average precipitation0.18 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high81° (2016)
Record low29° (1993)
Mon, 0265° / 48°0.07Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high82° (2012)
Record low28° (1991)
Tue, 0365° / 48°0.15Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high81° (1978)
Record low23° (1991)
Wed, 0465° / 48°0.19Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.19 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high81° (1978)
Record low22° (1991)
Thu, 0565° / 48°0.21Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.21 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high82° (2017)
Record low27° (1991)
Fri, 0665° / 46°0.11Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low46°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high80° (2023)
Record low31° (1991)
Sat, 0765° / 47°0.11Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high83° (2023)
Record low26° (1993)
Sun, 0865° / 47°0.07Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high82° (2023)
Record low24° (1991)
Mon, 0965° / 48°0.17Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high81° (2022)
Record low24° (1991)
Tue, 1064° / 46°0.1Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low46°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high78° (2022)
Record low24° (2018)
Wed, 1162° / 45°0.09Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high79° (1989)
Record low29° (2019)
Thu, 1261° / 44°0.08Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high77° (1989)
Record low19° (2019)
Fri, 1362° / 43°0.07Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high79° (1999)
Record low22° (2019)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Fort Smith, AR are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Fort Smith, AR since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.