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Altheimer, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altheimer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Altheimer, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
87%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Altheimer, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAltheimer, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 70% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 71°H 89°
Altheimer, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    70%
    1.1″
    90°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    91°71°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    39%
    92°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    93°74°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°73°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    101°75°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    101°78°
Altheimer, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · backing 114°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Altheimer, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11008.01009.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Altheimer, AR
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
3.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Altheimer, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
87 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:21 UTC · Altheimer, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:21 UTC · Altheimer, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Altheimer, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Altheimer, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Altheimer, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Altheimer, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Altheimer, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altheimer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72004

16-Day Forecast — Altheimer

  1. Sat90°75°70%
  2. Sun91°73°18%
  3. Mon92°72°39%
  4. Tue93°74°7%
  5. Wed96°73°9%
  6. Thu101°75°14%
  7. Fri101°78°14%
  8. Sat98°70°22%
  9. Sun86°69°14%
  10. Mon85°63°13%
  11. Tue87°63°13%
  12. Wed88°67°7%
  13. Thu89°68°20%
  14. Fri95°71°24%
  15. Sat87°71°26%
  16. Sun76°68°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Altheimer

SPC has placed Altheimer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Altheimer

  • 72004

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.