Blytheville, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blytheville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—95°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain22%0.24″90°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—88°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—87°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—91°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear15%—95°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy40%—94°77°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blytheville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72315
16-Day Forecast — Blytheville
- Sat94°72°22%
- Sun90°73°22%
- Mon88°72°38%
- Tue87°70°19%
- Wed91°67°12%
- Thu95°71°15%
- Fri94°77°40%
- Sat80°72°40%
- Sun80°65°19%
- Mon80°62°9%
- Tue83°63°8%
- Wed85°66°13%
- Thu85°68°29%
- Fri87°70°29%
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun78°71°29%
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 — Blytheville
SPC has placed Blytheville 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 Blytheville
- 72315
- 72316