Altus, Arkansas

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Local Time: 2:54 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.4° N 93.8° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Booneville Municipal Airport, Booneville, Arkansas (PWS)

Updated: 2:00 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

85.5 °F

Clear

Humidity:	64%
Dew Point:	72 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	30.03 in (Steady)
Heat Index:	92 °F
Visibility:	9.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	460 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KFSM)
Wind Speed:	0.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	116° (ESE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Fort Smith	83 °F	Clear	1:53 AM CDT
	Russellville	79 °F	Clear	1:53 AM CDT
	Fayetteville	81 °F	Clear	1:53 AM CDT
	Poteau	82 °F	Clear	2:49 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KFSM)

93 °F

71 °F

Record (KFSM)

105 °F (1954)

57 °F (1961)

Yesterday

99 °F

75 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 22

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Mena	87°F
De Queen	84°F
Mount Ida	84°F
Flippin	82°F
Fort Smith	82°F

State Lows:
Camden	73°F
Pine Bluff	75°F
Searcy	75°F
El Dorado	75°F
Walnut Ridge	75°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:09 AM CDT

8:32 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:39 AM CDT

9:01 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

5:03 AM CDT

9:37 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:23 AM CDT

10:17 PM CDT

Moon

10:54 PM CDT

10:02 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 21m

Length of Day

14h 22m

Tomorrow will be 0m 58s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 87% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Altus, AR

85.5 °F

Clear

at 2:00 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 72821

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
97° F \| 74° F	99° F \| 74° F	99° F \| 74° F	101° F \| 74° F	97° F \| 74° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 2:36 am CDT on July 11, 2009

Now

At 235 am...a cluster of light showers was moving southeast out of Kansas and into northeast Oklahoma. Trough 345 am...showers will continue to move southeast across parts of northeast Oklahoma. The rain should stay to the north of Highway 412. Rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch can be expected.

Forecast for Franklin

Updated: 9:06 PM CDT on July 10, 2009
Heat advisory in effect until 7 am CDT Saturday... Excessive heat warning in effect from 7 am Saturday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday...
	Rest of Tonight Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Heat index readings 100 to 107. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Light winds. Heat index readings 100 to 102 in the evening.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs 93 to 99. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
	Monday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs 95 to 101.
	Tuesday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs 92 to 97.
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
	Thursday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 94.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
	Friday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Rockies	7:10 PM MDT on July 10, 2009	Thunderstorm, 83 °F
Marlins vs. Diamondbacks	6:40 PM MST on July 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 104 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Humidity

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Heat Index

Elevation

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HADS ARKANSAS RVR AT OZARK LOCK AND D AR, Ozark, AR

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

490 ft

2:00 AM CDT

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HADS MULBERRY RIVER NEAR MULBERRY 6NN AR, Mountainburg, AR

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

433 ft

1:30 AM CDT

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Booneville Municipal Airport, Booneville, AR

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85.5 °F

72 °F

64%

ESE at 0.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

92 °F

460 ft

2:00 AM CDT

Normal

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The GRAPHIC(West Main), Clarksville, AR

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79.2 °F

71 °F

75%

WSW at 0.0 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

410 ft

2:54 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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RAWS BOONEVILLE AR, Booneville, AR

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80 °F

75 °F

84%

NNE at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

85 °F

342 ft

2:02 AM CDT

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HADS SPADRA CREEK AT CLARKSVILLE AR, Clarksville, AR

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

367 ft

1:30 AM CDT

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RAWS DEVIL\'S KNOB A, Oark, AR

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76 °F

70 °F

82%

SSE at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

2100 ft

2:08 AM CDT

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HADS PETIT JEAN RIVER NEAR BOONEVILLE AR, Booneville, AR

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

422 ft

1:45 AM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory
Statement as of 9:05 PM CDT on July 10, 2009 ... Heat advisory remains in effect until 7 am CDT Saturday... ... Excessive heat warning remains in effect from 7 am Saturday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday... For the following counties... In Arkansas... Crawford... Franklin and Sebastian. In Oklahoma... Pushmataha... Choctaw... Osage... Washington... Nowata... Craig... Pawnee... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee... Wagoner... Cherokee... Muskogee... McIntosh... Sequoyah... Pittsburg... Haskell... Latimer and Le Flore. Hot and humid weather is expected across eastern Oklahoma and portions of west central Arkansas for the next several days as high pressure aloft builds over the area. Afternoon heat index values are expected to be in the 105 to 110 degree range with overnight lows ranging from the mid 70s to lower 80s. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids... stay in an air-conditioned room... stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.