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Bodcaw, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bodcaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bodcaw, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:09 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Bodcaw, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBodcaw, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 92°
Bodcaw, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    89°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.01″
    94°74°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    37%
    96°69°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    98°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°72°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°76°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    13%
    99°75°
Bodcaw, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · backing 114°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 114° from the nw.
Bodcaw, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.0999.71002.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bodcaw, AR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bodcaw, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.5mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
19:09 UTC · Bodcaw, 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
19:09 UTC · Bodcaw, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bodcaw, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bodcaw, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bodcaw, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bodcaw, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bodcaw, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bodcaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bodcaw

  1. Sun89°72°36%
  2. Mon94°74°16%
  3. Tue96°69°37%
  4. Wed98°71°7%
  5. Thu100°72°2%
  6. Fri99°76°4%
  7. Sat99°75°13%
  8. Sun97°73°14%
  9. Mon102°72°13%
  10. Tue100°75°7%
  11. Wed108°72°4%
  12. Thu112°75°13%
  13. Fri112°77°17%
  14. Sat92°75°29%
  15. Sun100°74°23%
  16. Mon98°72°19%

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 — Bodcaw

SPC has placed Bodcaw 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 Bodcaw

  • 71858

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.