Bethesda, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethesda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—87°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—90°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—92°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear14%—100°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—101°79°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bethesda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bethesda
- Sat87°72°31%
- Sun90°71°22%
- Mon92°71°20%
- Tue92°69°9%
- Wed93°69°8%
- Thu100°72°14%
- Fri101°79°31%
- Sat86°69°31%
- Sun86°63°14%
- Mon88°60°11%
- Tue86°61°6%
- Wed88°62°11%
- Thu88°65°29%
- Fri89°71°29%
- Sat91°68°26%
- Sun76°69°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Bethesda
SPC has placed Bethesda 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 Bethesda
- 72501