As of 17:53 CDT

Weather in Fort Smith, AR

66°Current weather

Fort Smith, Saturday, 17 October, 17:53

Clear. Feels like 64°. High 66°, low 42°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind1 mph SE
Humidity35%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°

Monthly outlook for Fort Smith, AR: average high 76.8°, average low 56.5°. That is 3.9° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 2.3 inches. The warmest day looks like 30 October (86.2°), the coolest 17 October (42.3°).

76.8°/56.5°
Average high / low
+3.9°
Above normal
4 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October74.9°71°+2.2°
27 October – 5 November80.1°66.6°+7.5°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal62.9°—

October records over 66 years

92.8°11 October 1963All-time high
27.9°31 October 1993All-time low
Sun, 1864° / 46°0Clear
64 °Clear

Fort Smith, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 64°, low 46°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind4.3 mph SE
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Mon, 1969° / 48°0Clear
69 °Clear

Fort Smith, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 69°, low 48°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4.9 mph E
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Tue, 2070° / 50°0Partly cloudy
70 °Partly cloudy

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 20 October

Partly cloudy. High 70°, low 50°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4.4 mph E
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Wed, 2173° / 51°0Clear
73 °Clear

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 73°, low 51°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind3 mph E
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°
Thu, 2276° / 53°0Clear
76 °Clear

Fort Smith, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 76°, low 53°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.9 mph E
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Fri, 2384° / 54°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 84°, low 54°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6.4 mph E
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sat, 2484° / 55°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 84°, low 55°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind5.6 mph SE
Humidity20%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sun, 2580° / 58°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 80°, low 58°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind5.3 mph SW
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Mon, 2682° / 55°0Partly cloudy
82 °Partly cloudy

Fort Smith, Monday, 26 October

Partly cloudy. High 82°, low 55°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind5.9 mph W
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Tue, 2778° / 64°0.05Light rain
78 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 78°, low 64°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6.6 mph W
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Wed, 2883° / 64°0Overcast
83 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 83°, low 64°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7.5 mph SE
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Thu, 2972° / 65°0.06Light rain
72 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 72°, low 65°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind5.8 mph SE
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Fri, 3086° / 68°0Partly cloudy
86 °Partly cloudy

Fort Smith, Friday, 30 October

Partly cloudy. High 86°, low 68°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind14.3 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Sat, 3180° / 66°0.2Light rain
80 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 80°, low 66°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind12.7 mph S
Humidity78%
Visibility—
Dew point65°
Sun, 0181° / 65°0.06Light rain
81 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 81°, low 65°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind10.2 mph S
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point65°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sat, 1461° / 45°0.09Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high78° (2025)
Record low25° (2018)
Sun, 1561° / 44°0.17Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

Fort Smith, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high82° (2025)
Record low24° (2018)

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.