Helena-West Helena, AR Weather

Phillips County5:08 PM CDT34.53°N, 90.59°WElevation 197 ft

Current conditions

Partly Cloudy
77°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 76°
High 77°·Low 51°
WindE 6 mph
Humidity32%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.26 inHg
Visibility9.0 mi
Cloud cover60%
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:16 PM

Observed at Tunica, Tunica Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Monday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

  • Monday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

  • Tuesday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 75°
  2. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 73°
  3. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 70°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  5. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  7. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  8. Tue12 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  9. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  10. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  11. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  12. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  13. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  14. 6 AM Partly Sunny 51°
  15. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  16. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  17. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 60°
  18. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  19. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 69°
  20. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  21. 1 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  22. 2 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  23. 3 PM Partly Sunny 77°
  24. 4 PM Partly Sunny 77°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny52°80°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny52°82°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny52°81°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°79°
  5. TodayOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°77°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny52°77°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°78°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny58°80°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy51°64°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy48°69°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Weather news in Arkansas

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Air quality

39
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • MonGood (50)
  • TueGood (42)
  • WedModerate

Hernando, MS reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:18 AM
Sunset 6:16 PM
Daylight 10 h 58 min (−1 min 58 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 99% lit
Moonrise 6:16 PM Moonset 7:49 AM
Full moon Nov 24 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low70° / 48°
Record high87° (1939)
Record low31° (1916)
Wettest4.08 in (2019)
Yesterday79° / 52°
Month to date0.60 in (normal 3.02 in)

Marianna 2 S, records since 1899. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MEG, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

Issued at 1234 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

- Elevated fire weather concerns will continue through midweek amid low relative humidity and dry fuels.

- Areawide rain chances return late Friday and persist through the Halloween weekend.

Discussion

(This afternoon through next Sunday) Issued at 1123 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Above normal temperatures and dry conditions will persist through midweek underneath a ridge of high pressure. Diurnal temperature ranges will vary widely, featuring lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s. This air mass is anomalously dry for late October, housing precipitable water values around the 25th percentile. This dry air will keep relative humidity values around 30 percent through midweek, which when combined with dry fuels will result in elevated fire weather concerns. Several grass fires have been reported across the Mid- South over the last several days. Ensure you are following local burn bans and disposing of cigarettes properly.

By midweek, the upper level ridge will begin to deamplify as a series of shortwaves pass northwest of the forecast area. With the ridge out of the way, a subtropical jet will have no issue maneuvering over the Mid-South late Friday into Saturday. This feature will bring our first areawide rain chances since the remnants of Hurricane Isaias impacted the region in early October. Unfortunately, the latest guidance is increasing rain probabilities on Halloween with rain chances continuing into Sunday. The LREF has a 20 percent chance of more than 1 inch of rain falling across the area this weekend. While not much, anything will be beneficial.

Long-term guidance keeps an active synoptic pattern next week. Both the GFS and ECMWF depict a large trough over CONUS. However, precise placement and timing of this feature varies. For now, we can expect rain chances to linger into the first week of November.

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1234 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

VFR conditions will continue through the period with high pressure prevailing. Winds will remain generally SE/ESE, up to around 7 kts through the daytime and going light overnight.

Fire Weather

Issued at 1123 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Elevated fire weather concerns will persist through at least midweek. The latest Energy Release Component is forecast to drop below the 90th percentile on Wednesday, likely due to slightly increased dewpoints. The main limiting factor for high fire danger will be 20 ft winds, which are forecast to remain below 10 mph. Additional issuances of a Rangeland Fire Danger Statement are anticipated through midweek. Otherwise, expect each day to feature dry conditions with isolated patchy fog in low-lying areas.

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