Cave Springs, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cave Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle58%0.03″87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——90°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—93°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—92°75°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 12:36 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Cave Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 72718
16-Day Forecast — Cave Springs
- Sun87°66°58%
- Mon89°69°6%
- Tue87°71°9%
- Wed90°68°2%
- Thu93°72°8%
- Fri93°77°24%
- Sat92°75°24%
- Sun92°73°13%
- Mon95°73°6%
- Tue97°75°2%
- Wed99°75°3%
- Thu95°71°8%
- Fri101°78°23%
- Sat88°68°18%
- Sun92°66°17%
- Mon97°68°19%
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 — Cave Springs
SPC includes Cave Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Cave Springs
- 72713
- 72718