Black Springs, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle40%0.05″84°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—93°69°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—91°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—96°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——97°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy17%—97°73°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:33 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Black Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Black Springs
- Sun84°67°40%
- Mon93°69°29%
- Tue91°67°24%
- Wed96°70°14%
- Thu98°71°3%
- Fri97°76°8%
- Sat97°73°17%
- Sun94°71°20%
- Mon101°75°11%
- Tue102°76°6%
- Wed103°75°5%
- Thu98°72°8%
- Fri104°74°19%
- Sat97°75°23%
- Sun98°69°20%
- Mon100°68°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Black Springs
SPC has placed Black Springs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Black Springs
- 71960