Bauxite, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bauxite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—92°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle21%0.03″92°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle21%—97°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—100°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle31%0.04″100°69°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bauxite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72011
15-Day Forecast — Bauxite
- Sun92°69°23%
- Mon92°73°21%
- Tue97°71°21%
- Wed100°73°7%
- Thu101°76°6%
- Fri100°73°18%
- Sat100°69°31%
- Sun95°70°19%
- Mon95°69°11%
- Tue100°75°4%
- Wed99°71°12%
- Thu95°69°16%
- Fri98°69°18%
- Sat90°69°15%
- Sun92°71°19%
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 — Bauxite
SPC includes Bauxite in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Bauxite
- 72011