Birdsong, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Birdsong weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—91°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—89°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—89°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear15%—94°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—94°78°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Birdsong at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Birdsong
- Sat92°74°23%
- Sun91°74°26%
- Mon89°73°26%
- Tue89°72°10%
- Wed93°72°7%
- Thu94°74°15%
- Fri94°78°37%
- Sat89°70°41%
- Sun72°67°33%
- Mon82°66°10%
- Tue86°70°5%
- Wed92°74°10%
- Thu93°75°14%
- Fri93°74°19%
- Sat93°76°23%
- Sun93°77°31%
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 — Birdsong
SPC has placed Birdsong 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 Birdsong
- 72386