Bentonville, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bentonville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle60%0.02″88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear10%—90°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——90°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—94°71°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle20%—88°73°-6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bentonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 72712, 72713
15-Day Forecast — Bentonville
- Sun88°69°60%
- Mon90°71°10%
- Tue90°68°5%
- Wed94°71°1%
- Thu95°76°8%
- Fri94°71°23%
- Sat88°73°20%
- Sun93°70°11%
- Mon94°70°5%
- Tue97°73°4%
- Wed99°72°5%
- Thu98°69°3%
- Fri94°67°13%
- Sat91°64°16%
- Sun90°75°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bentonville
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 — Bentonville
SPC includes Bentonville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bentonville
- 72713
- 72712