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I-40 Arkansas Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 284 miles of I-40 in Arkansas — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 10, 2026 8:33 PM CDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 83°F near Fort Smith, Arkansas · Highest wind 14 mph near Fort Smith, Arkansas
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I-40 runs 284 miles across Arkansas. It passes Little Rock and Fort Smith.
- Interstate: I-40
- State: Arkansas
- Length in state: 284 mi
Weather data from Sep 10, 2026 8:33 PM CDT
83°F
91°F
14 mph
29.85-29.91 inHg
Current I-40 in Arkansas Conditions by State
Arkansas I-40 in Arkansas road conditions
Dry
- Little Rock 89°F · 2 mph wind · Dry
- Fort Smith 84°F · 6 mph wind · Dry
I-40 crosses 284 miles of Arkansas, between the Tennessee line and the Oklahoma line. That is 11% of I-40's 2,555 miles.
Inside Arkansas it meets I-30 and I-57 at Little Rock, and I-55.
No full closures are reported on I-40 in Arkansas as of Sep 10, 2026 8:33 PM CDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 3.5" | 1.7 | 50.6 | 46.6 | Nov 14 | Mar 20 | 69.2 |
| Fort Smith | 4.9" | 3 | 62.8 | 58.5 | Nov 6 | Mar 30 | 68.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 2 weather stations in Arkansas. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-40 in Arkansas
From Van Buren to Marion, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Van Buren end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 5 mi Van Buren
- 14 mi Alma
- 36 mi Ozark 1.1 mi off the road
- 62 mi Lamar 1.2 mi off the road
- 82 mi Russellville 1.7 mi off the road
- 93 mi Atkins
- 126 mi Conway 2.7 mi off the road
- 143 mi Maumelle 2.3 mi off the road
- 173 mi Lonoke
- 192 mi Hazen 2.6 mi off the road
- 239 mi Forrest City 1.5 mi off the road
- 277 mi Marion 2.4 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 10, 2026 7:00 AM CDT
Little Rock, AR weather
- In Little Rock, AR, a heat advisory is currently in effect from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM today
- The temperature is currently 77°F with a relative humidity of 76%
- Conditions are mostly sunny, but a significant temperature risk is expected, as the maximum feels-like temperature is forecasted to reach 106°F later in the day, posing a moderate risk for outdoor activities
- Winds are light, blowing from the southwest at 2.8 mph
- Visibility is good at 10 miles, and the atmospheric pressure is 30.06 inHg.
I-40 in Arkansas Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 40 in Arkansas closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-40 in Arkansas. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-40 in Arkansas road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-40 in Arkansas by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 10, 2026 8:33 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 83°F to 91°F and the strongest wind is 14 mph.
- Where are Arkansas road closures reported officially?
- Arkansas's official traveler information service is idrivearkansas.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-40 in Arkansas road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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