As of 01:55 CDT

Weather in Fort Smith, AR

52°Current weather

Fort Smith, Saturday, 17 October, 01:55

Clear. Feels like 50°. High 60°, low 46°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind4.6 mph NW
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°

Monthly outlook for Fort Smith, AR: average high 75.5°, average low 53.8°. That is 3.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 2.3 inches. The warmest day looks like 27 October (84.8°), the coolest 1 November (42.9°).

75.5°/53.8°
Average high / low
+3.2°
Above normal
1 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October76.2°71°+2.9°
27 October – 5 November74.4°66.6°+4.3°
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, 1865° / 47°0Clear
65 °Clear

Fort Smith, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 65°, low 47°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind4.5 mph SE
Humidity52%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Mon, 1971° / 47°0Clear
71 °Clear

Fort Smith, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 71°, low 47°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind5.3 mph E
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 2073° / 50°0Clear
73 °Clear

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 73°, low 50°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind4.9 mph E
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Wed, 2175° / 52°0Clear
75 °Clear

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 75°, low 52°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.9 mph E
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Thu, 2280° / 52°0Mostly clear
80 °Mostly clear

Fort Smith, Thursday, 22 October

Mostly clear. High 80°, low 52°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind4.2 mph E
Humidity34%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Fri, 2384° / 56°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 84°, low 56°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind6 mph E
Humidity20%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sat, 2484° / 56°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 84°, low 56°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind4.3 mph E
Humidity22%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sun, 2584° / 60°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 84°, low 60°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind4.2 mph E
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Mon, 2685° / 61°0Overcast
85 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 85°, low 61°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind5.3 mph E
Humidity23%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Tue, 2785° / 60°0Overcast
85 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 85°, low 60°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6 mph SW
Humidity27%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Wed, 2880° / 62°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 80°, low 62°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind6.9 mph E
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Thu, 2975° / 66°0.36Rain
75 °Rain

Fort Smith, Thursday, 29 October

Rain. High 75°, low 66°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind11.5 mph S
Humidity83%
Visibility—
Dew point67°
Fri, 3072° / 54°0Clear
72 °Clear

Fort Smith, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 72°, low 54°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind14.4 mph NW
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Sat, 3167° / 49°0Clear
67 °Clear

Fort Smith, Saturday, 31 October

Clear. High 67°, low 49°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind9.6 mph NW
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Sun, 0167° / 43°0Clear
67 °Clear

Fort Smith, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 67°, low 43°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind2.6 mph NW
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
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.