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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

Bentonville, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 12:21 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Bentonville, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBentonville, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 88°
Bentonville, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.04″
    88°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    10%
    90°71°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    91°68°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    92°71°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    94°72°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    89°76°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    92°68°+3°
Bentonville, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · backing 78°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 6 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 78° from the e.
Bentonville, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.2968.3968.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bentonville, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Bentonville, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
05:21 UTC · Bentonville, 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
05:21 UTC · Bentonville, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bentonville, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bentonville, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bentonville, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bentonville, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bentonville, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bentonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • 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

  1. Sun88°70°56%
  2. Mon90°71°10%
  3. Tue91°68°5%
  4. Wed92°71°1%
  5. Thu94°72°8%
  6. Fri89°76°23%
  7. Sat92°68°20%
  8. Sun80°66°11%
  9. Mon88°62°5%
  10. Tue88°65°4%
  11. Wed93°68°7%
  12. Thu96°72°11%
  13. Fri96°77°16%
  14. Sat95°76°10%
  15. Sun99°76°23%

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 has placed Bentonville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

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.