Fairfield Bay, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle21%—92°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—91°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°71°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers24%0.17″93°69°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—92°69°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairfield Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 72088
15-Day Forecast — Fairfield Bay
- Sun90°69°16%
- Mon92°73°21%
- Tue91°68°12%
- Wed98°71°4%
- Thu100°72°6%
- Fri93°69°24%
- Sat92°69°27%
- Sun89°69°17%
- Mon93°70°6%
- Tue96°71°2%
- Wed93°68°6%
- Thu92°67°17%
- Fri94°64°13%
- Sat88°65°13%
- Sun90°69°16%
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 — Fairfield Bay
SPC includes Fairfield Bay 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 Fairfield Bay
- 72088