Friendship, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friendship weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy13%—88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—95°71°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast40%—94°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—99°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——99°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy23%—97°74°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Friendship at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 71942
16-Day Forecast — Friendship
- Sun88°69°13%
- Mon95°71°27%
- Tue94°69°40%
- Wed99°70°18%
- Thu100°71°4%
- Fri99°73°5%
- Sat97°74°23%
- Sun97°71°28%
- Mon104°73°12%
- Tue103°77°7%
- Wed103°76°4%
- Thu100°71°13%
- Fri105°74°17%
- Sat101°78°16%
- Sun100°70°13%
- Mon102°69°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Friendship
SPC has placed Friendship in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Friendship
- 71923
- 71942