Bentonville, Arkansas

National Weather Service: Winter Storm Warning

Current Conditions

Temp: 34°

Dew Point: 30°

Humidity: 87%

Wind: NNE 12 mph

Visibility: 10.0 miles

Pressure: 29.89 in. +

Sky: Overcast

Wind Chill: 25°

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Almanac

Average High: 58°

Average Low: 35°

Record high/year: 80° (1953)

Record low/year: 10° (1965)

Sunrise: 7:20 AM

Sunset: 7:28 PM

Detailed History

Sun and Moon

Sunrise: 07:20 AM (CDT)

Moon Rise: 09:37 AM (CDT)

Sunset: 07:28 PM (CDT)

Moon Set: No Moon Set

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Local Radar

Local Satellite

Nowcast as of 1:52 PM CDT on March 20, 2010

Now

At 1:45 PM...National Weather Service radars indicated areas of precipitation moving across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Snow was falling along and north of the Interstate 44 corridor...while rain showers were mixing with freezing rain...snow and sleet along and behind a freezing line which was located along a line from near Eufaula to near Grove. To the south of this freezing line...rain showers were occurring across the rest of the region. All of this activity was moving to the northeast at around 25 miles an hour. Through 3 PM...rain showers...changing to freezing rain...snow and sleet and then over to snow will continue to spread across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as the freezing line slowly moves southeast. Hourly snow and sleet accumulations will generally be up to one inch...with locally higher amounts possible within the heavier bands. To the south of the freezing line...rain showers will continue for the rest of the region. Hourly rainfall rates of up to a tenth of an inch...with locally higher amounts up towards a quarter of an inch will be possible within the heavier rain showers. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas until 7 PM CDT Sunday.

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Ice Pellets

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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database

5-Day Forecast

Saturday

Hi 37° Lo 31° Ice Pellets

Sunday

Hi 36° Lo 27° Snow

Monday

Hi 52° Lo 34° Partly Cloudy

Tuesday

Hi 63° Lo 38° Clear

Wednesday

Hi 67° Lo 45° Chance of T-storms

Forecast for Benton

Updated: 1:43 PM CDT on March 20, 2010

Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 PM CDT Sunday...

This Afternoon

Rain...snow and sleet. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight

Snow and widespread sleet in the evening...then snow and rain after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Sunday

Snow in the morning...then rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 9 to 13 inches. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Sunday Night

Cloudy with chance of rain and snow in the evening...then mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Monday

Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Monday Night

Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows around 40.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.

Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 12:41 PM CDT on March 20, 2010

... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT Sunday...

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect...

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

Hazardous weather...
* widespread sleet and snow are ongoing northwest of a line from
   Miami to McAlester... with reports of up to 5 inches of snow
   in Osage and Pawnee counties. The sleet and snow will continue
   to expand eastward through the afternoon hours... with a decrease
   in snow intensity likely during the early evening hours. The
   next round of heavy snow will develop later tonight and continue
   through Sunday... with the heaviest amounts impacting far
   eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. The snow will taper
   off late Sunday afternoon.

* Snow accumulations of 10 to 14 inches are forecast for far
   northeast Oklahoma into far northwest Arkansas. An area of 5 to
   9 inches will surround the axis of heaviest snow... and include
   both the Tulsa and Fort Smith metropolitan areas. South of
   Interstate 40 snow amounts of 3 to 5 inches are forecast.

Impacts...
* travel has become very hazardous across portions of northeast
   Oklahoma... and travel conditions will worsen with time further
   south and east. Isolated power outages are likely as heavy
   wet snow combines with northerly winds of 20 to 30 mph to stress
   trees and power lines.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* delay travel and stay home if possible until conditions improve.

* 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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Location: Bentonville, AR

Updated: 2:17 PM CDT

Temperature: 34.2 °F

Dew Point: 34 °F

Humidity: 100%

Wind: NNE at 13.0 mph

Pressure: 29.93 in

Hourly Precipitation: 0.08 in

Windchill: 25 °F

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