Banks, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain68%0.98″92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—92°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—94°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers20%—97°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—96°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——96°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°76°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Banks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71631
16-Day Forecast — Banks
- Sat92°72°68%
- Sun92°70°25%
- Mon94°74°20%
- Tue97°72°20%
- Wed96°71°12%
- Thu96°72°6%
- Fri99°76°9%
- Sat100°70°23%
- Sun72°69°24%
- Mon80°68°18%
- Tue89°70°6%
- Wed94°72°19%
- Thu96°77°23%
- Fri98°74°19%
- Sat99°74°13%
- Sun96°73°17%
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 — Banks
SPC has placed Banks 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 Banks
- 71631