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Floyd, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Floyd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Floyd, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
76%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Floyd, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFloyd, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Floyd, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.01″
    90°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    90°70°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    91°73°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°71°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°71°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    99°73°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.04″
    100°74°+1°
Floyd, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · steady
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 20
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Floyd, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.6
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.6
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.11000.71001.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Floyd, AR
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Floyd, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
55 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Floyd, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Floyd, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Floyd, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Floyd, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Floyd, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Floyd, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Floyd, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Floyd at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Floyd

  1. Sat90°74°43%
  2. Sun90°70°19%
  3. Mon91°73°27%
  4. Tue90°71°9%
  5. Wed92°71°6%
  6. Thu99°73°12%
  7. Fri100°74°26%
  8. Sat88°69°26%
  9. Sun87°66°14%
  10. Mon84°62°11%
  11. Tue84°63°10%
  12. Wed87°65°14%
  13. Thu88°66°19%
  14. Fri90°72°19%
  15. Sat89°72°29%
  16. Sun77°69°22%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Floyd

SPC has placed Floyd 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 Floyd

  • 72012
  • 72143
  • 72136

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.