Diaz, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Diaz weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%0.02″90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—91°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——93°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—97°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy33%—98°76°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) 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
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
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Diaz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Diaz
- Sun90°71°16%
- Mon90°73°13%
- Tue91°70°17%
- Wed93°74°4%
- Thu97°74°3%
- Fri97°76°31%
- Sat98°76°33%
- Sun98°74°22%
- Mon104°74°10%
- Tue85°66°6%
- Wed84°66°7%
- Thu94°69°24%
- Fri95°74°30%
- Sat91°71°32%
- Sun91°71°30%
- Mon91°71°30%
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 — Diaz
SPC includes Diaz 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 Diaz
- 72112
- 72043