Atkins, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle39%0.04″92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—91°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers16%—96°71°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—102°73°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—102°77°0°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Atkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72823
16-Day Forecast — Atkins
- Sat92°71°39%
- Sun91°69°16%
- Mon96°71°16%
- Tue97°70°8%
- Wed97°72°9%
- Thu102°73°15%
- Fri102°77°22%
- Sat96°70°22%
- Sun75°67°10%
- Mon83°64°6%
- Tue92°68°6%
- Wed97°71°15%
- Thu101°74°23%
- Fri100°75°23%
- Sat102°76°23%
- Sun102°74°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Atkins
SPC has placed Atkins 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 Atkins
- 72823