Fort Smith, AR

Current Radar Forecast Warnings
NWS: Winter Weather Advisory
22°F / -6°C
Clear
Humidity: 63%
Dew Point: 11°F / -12°C
Wind: North at 0 mph / 0 km/h
Pressure: 30.66 in / 1038 hPa (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds: Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum: 36°F / 2°C
Yesterday's Minimum: 21°F / -6°C approx.
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 37 approx.
UV: 0 out of 16
Sunrise:7:07 AM CST
Sunset:5:56 PM CST
Moon Rise:11:39 PM CST
Moon Set:9:41 AM CST
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
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METAR KFSM 121053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M12 A3064 RMK AO2 SLP381 T10561117
As of: 4:53 AM CST on February 12, 2012
Observed at: Fort Smith, AR

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Current Radar Forecast Warnings
Today
partlycloudy
36° | 27°F
2° | -3°C
Monday
sleet
32° | 31°F
0° | -1°C
Tuesday
partlycloudy
52° | 34°F
11° | 1°C
Today is forecast to be
Warmer than yesterday.
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...
Today
Sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. No. Highs around 40. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows around 30. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Monday
Occasional snow...sleet and freezing rain in the morning...then occasional rain...freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Monday Night
Cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Chance of light rain and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs around 60.
Thursday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs around 60.
Friday Night
Clear. Lows 34 to 39.
Saturday
Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
As of: 4:01 am CST on February 12, 2012

Scientific Forecaster Discussion

Warnings & Notices

Current Radar Forecast Warnings

Winter Weather Advisory

Expires 6:00 PM CST on February 13, 2012
Statement as of 3:52 am CST on February 12, 2012

... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM
CST Monday...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Winter Weather
Advisory for the snow... sleet and freezing rain potential... which is
in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...

For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee...
   Wagoner... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... Ottawa...
   Washington... Osage... Craig... Nowata... Pawnee... Sequoyah...
   McIntosh... Muskogee... Le Flore and Haskell. In Arkansas...
   Washington... Madison... Crawford... Benton... Sebastian... Carroll
   and Franklin.

Hazardous weather...
* areas of light to moderate snow will spread into eastern
   Oklahoma around midnight tonight... moving into northwest
   Arkansas by sunrise Monday. The snow will begin to transition
   to more of a sleet... freezing rain mixture south of a Tulsa...
   Fort Smith line by mid day Monday and across the remainder of
   the area Monday afternoon. Lingering areas of drizzle and
   freezing drizzle will continue across northeast Oklahoma and
   northwest Arkansas into Monday evening.

* Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected with
   around a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. Locally higher
   amounts of snow and sleet could occur in the higher terrain
   areas of northwest Arkansas.

Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
   especially on bridges... overpasses and non-treated surfaces. A
   light glazing of ice due to freezing rain and freezing drizzle
   will also be possible on elevated surfaces.

Definition...
* a Winter Weather Advisory means that wintry precipitation may
   accumulate on roadways.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving late tonight into Monday morning.
   Attempt to stay on treated roadways. Expect travel delays.

* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or
   television for the latest information concerning this weather
   event. Additional weather information can also be found at:
   weather.Gov/Tulsa.





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