Forrest City, AR Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions

57°F
Feels Like 57°F  
Humidity 99% Dew Point 57°F Wind SSE 8 MPH Gusts 16 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 17.8 mi. SSE of central Forrest City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Thunderstorms, High 61F, Low 31F
90%
61
31
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 47F, Low 38F
47
38
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 62F, Low 39F
62
39
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 38F
52
38
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Showers, High 55F, Low 51F
20%
55
51
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Cloudy, High 67F, Low 57F
67
57
WedDec 24
Wed Dec 24: Mostly Cloudy, High 69F
69
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 61°F to a low of 47°F mid-week, then warm to 69°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 52°F with lows around 35°F.

This Date in Weather History

1981 - A heavy lake-effect snow blanketed the southern and southeast shores of Lake Michigan leaving up to 22 inches of snow at Valparaiso IND.

More on this and other weather history

Forrest City, AR 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 18

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm. High near 61. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Wednesday Dec 24

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.


About Forrest City, AR

Forrest City is a city in and the county seat of St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest, a notable Confederate war hero who later became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Shortly after the end of the Civil War, he had a construction crew camped here, who were completing a railroad between Memphis and Little Rock. The population was 15,371 at the 2010 census, an increase from 14,774 in 2000. The city identifies as the "Jewel of the Delta".

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