Collins, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Collins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—96°75°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%0.01″91°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—93°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——96°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle23%—95°76°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Collins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Collins
- Sun91°71°18%
- Mon96°75°12%
- Tue91°70°21%
- Wed93°73°12%
- Thu96°75°6%
- Fri95°76°8%
- Sat95°76°23%
- Sun93°71°19%
- Mon92°71°14%
- Tue95°75°10%
- Wed100°76°7%
- Thu103°77°14%
- Fri97°77°24%
- Sat98°78°24%
- Sun99°79°26%
- Mon100°77°29%
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 — Collins
SPC includes Collins in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Collins
- 71638