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Crystal Springs, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Crystal Springs, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 12:12 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Crystal Springs, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrystal Springs, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 92°
Crystal Springs, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    92°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    22%
    0.72″
    92°69°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    14%
    95°69°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    93°70°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°70°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    98°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    95°69°-3°
Crystal Springs, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 14°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 11 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the se.
Crystal Springs, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.6
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.6
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.9989.0991.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Crystal Springs, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Crystal Springs, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
05:12 UTC · Crystal Springs, 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
05:12 UTC · Crystal Springs, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Crystal Springs, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crystal Springs, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crystal Springs, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Crystal Springs, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Crystal Springs, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crystal Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Crystal Springs

  1. Sun92°69°18%
  2. Mon92°69°22%
  3. Tue95°69°14%
  4. Wed93°70°6%
  5. Thu98°70°5%
  6. Fri98°76°11%
  7. Sat95°69°34%
  8. Sun71°68°18%
  9. Mon83°64°10%
  10. Tue88°68°3%
  11. Wed93°71°11%
  12. Thu98°72°13%
  13. Fri97°72°14%
  14. Sat98°73°10%
  15. Sun98°72°20%

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 — Crystal Springs

SPC has placed Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs

  • 71968

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.