As of 04:23 CDT

Weather in Fort Smith, AR

61°Current weather

Fort Smith, Friday, 16 October, 04:23

Light rain. Feels like 60°. High 63°, low 52°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind21.9 mph N
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°

Monthly outlook for Fort Smith, AR: average high 72.7°, average low 52°. That is 1.4° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.8 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 2.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (86.2°), the coolest 31 October (44.2°).

72.7°/52°
Average high / low
+1.4°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.8 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October75.1°71.2°+2.2°
26 October – 4 November68.6°67.1°+0.8°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal63.2°—

October records over 66 years

92.8°11 October 1963All-time high
27.9°31 October 1993All-time low
Sat, 1762° / 47°0Clear
62 °Clear

Fort Smith, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 62°, low 47°.

Pressure30.56 inHg
Wind3.6 mph NE
Humidity52%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Sun, 1865° / 47°0Clear
65 °Clear

Fort Smith, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 65°, low 47°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind4.4 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Mon, 1970° / 47°0Clear
70 °Clear

Fort Smith, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 70°, low 47°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4.5 mph E
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Tue, 2074° / 50°0Clear
74 °Clear

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 74°, low 50°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind7.4 mph NE
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Wed, 2176° / 51°0Clear
76 °Clear

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 76°, low 51°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.5 mph E
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Thu, 2284° / 55°0Clear
84 °Clear

Fort Smith, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 84°, low 55°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind3.2 mph E
Humidity20%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Fri, 2386° / 58°0Clear
86 °Clear

Fort Smith, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 86°, low 58°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind6.6 mph SE
Humidity20%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sat, 2485° / 60°0Overcast
85 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 85°, low 60°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind7.4 mph SE
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Sun, 2585° / 60°0Partly cloudy
85 °Partly cloudy

Fort Smith, Sunday, 25 October

Partly cloudy. High 85°, low 60°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind7.7 mph SE
Humidity27%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Mon, 2669° / 54°0.07Light rain
69 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 54°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11.8 mph W
Humidity92%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Tue, 2769° / 47°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Fort Smith, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 47°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind3.6 mph E
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Wed, 2859° / 54°0.56Rain
59 °Rain

Fort Smith, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 59°, low 54°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind9.3 mph E
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Thu, 2976° / 57°0.04Light rain
76 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 57°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind6.8 mph E
Humidity76%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Fri, 3066° / 50°0.03Light rain
66 °Light rain

Fort Smith, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 50°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind15.2 mph W
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Sat, 3173° / 44°0Clear
73 °Clear

Fort Smith, Saturday, 31 October

Clear. High 73°, low 44°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7.6 mph W
Humidity30%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
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)

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.