Fifty-Six, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fifty-Six weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—90°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—94°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy10%—97°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—101°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—99°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle23%0.18″92°68°-7°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fifty-Six at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fifty-Six
- Sun91°69°20%
- Mon90°70°10%
- Tue94°65°10%
- Wed97°70°10%
- Thu101°76°13%
- Fri99°74°29%
- Sat92°68°23%
- Sun100°69°14%
- Mon97°67°8%
- Tue102°72°3%
- Wed104°74°7%
- Thu96°70°13%
- Fri99°70°20%
- Sat102°73°28%
- Sun103°79°16%
- Mon100°77°19%
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 — Fifty-Six
SPC includes Fifty-Six 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 Fifty-Six
- 72533