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Updated: 4:50 AM MST on February 13, 2012
Observed at down town, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Temperature 31.1°F / -0.5°C
Windchill 28°F / -2°C
Humidity 78%
Dew Point 25°F / -4°C
Wind ESE at 3.1 mph / 5.0 km/h
Pressure 29.47 in / 997.9 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Light Snow
Visibility 2.0 miles / 3.2 kilometers
UV 0 out of 16
Clouds (FEW) : 1000 ft / 304 m
Overcast (OVC) : 3200 ft / 975 m
Yesterday's Maximum 44°F / 7°C
Yesterday's Minimum 19°F / -7°C
Sunrise7:06 AM CST
Sunset5:57 PM CST
Moon Rise
Moon Set10:23 AM CST
Moon PhaseMoon Phase
Waning Gibbous
Raw METARSPECI KFSM 131118Z AUTO 10004KT 2SM -SN BR FEW010 OVC032 M01/M02 A3017 RMK AO2 P0001

Fort Smith, AR

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Forecast as of 5:42 am CST on February 13, 2012

Now

At 5:42 am...Doppler radar indicated widespread light to occasionally moderate snow falling over most of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The back edge of the initial area of snow was located along a line from Nowata to Muskogee to McAlester. A secondary band of snow...with possibly some sleet or freezing rain mixed in...was located west of a Pawhuska to Okemah line. All this activity was moving to the northeast at around 30 miles per hour. Through 6:45 am...occasional light to moderate snow will continue to affect most of eastern Oklahoma. Gusty south winds will be common with the snowfall...gusting in the 20 to 25 mile per hour range at times. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Benton...Washington... Madison...and Carroll counties in Arkansas until 6 PM this evening. A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect for eastern Oklahoma and Sebastian...Crawford...and Franklin counties in Arkansas until 6 PM.



Forecast as of 3:57 am CST on February 13, 2012

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST this evening...
Today

Occasional snow in the morning. Occasional freezing rain and sleet through the day. Occasional rain in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 3 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 4 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Rain showers likely and scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Wednesday Night

Clear with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.

Friday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.


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