Desha, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers38%0.25″89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—92°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%—92°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—99°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—94°74°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.99 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Desha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72527
16-Day Forecast — Desha
- Sat89°72°38%
- Sun92°68°21%
- Mon92°71°20%
- Tue92°70°7%
- Wed96°72°4%
- Thu99°75°11%
- Fri94°74°31%
- Sat97°70°35%
- Sun78°67°16%
- Mon83°66°5%
- Tue89°69°3%
- Wed94°73°6%
- Thu97°75°13%
- Fri96°75°19%
- Sat98°76°19%
- Sun101°76°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 — Desha
SPC has placed Desha 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 Desha
- 72501
- 72527
- 72503