Forrest City, Arkansas Weather
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Forrest City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers38%0.44″90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—90°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers25%0.06″90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——91°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—95°77°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Forrest City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72335
16-Day Forecast — Forrest City
- Sat90°76°38%
- Sun90°73°19%
- Mon90°73°25%
- Tue91°73°8%
- Wed93°72°5%
- Thu96°73°7%
- Fri95°77°31%
- Sat86°71°37%
- Sun71°67°30%
- Mon82°66°11%
- Tue87°70°8%
- Wed92°74°15%
- Thu93°75°19%
- Fri93°73°19%
- Sat94°76°19%
- Sun94°75°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 — Forrest City
SPC has placed Forrest City 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 Forrest City
- 72335
- 72336