Drasco, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Drasco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers19%0.05″88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Rain19%0.27″87°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers——91°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——93°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——97°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—92°70°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm34%1.2″96°67°+4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Drasco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 72530
15-Day Forecast — Drasco
- Sun88°68°19%
- Mon87°70°19%
- Tue91°68°9%
- Wed93°70°5%
- Thu97°70°6%
- Fri92°70°29%
- Sat96°67°34%
- Sun76°64°19%
- Mon82°63°5%
- Tue87°67°2%
- Wed93°70°9%
- Thu95°72°13%
- Fri95°72°23%
- Sat97°72°16%
- Sun98°72°26%
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 — Drasco
SPC has placed Drasco 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 Drasco
- 72530