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Gibson, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Gibson, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:12 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Gibson, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGibson, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 93°
Gibson, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    93°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    95°74°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    93°67°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    96°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°74°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    101°78°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    103°77°+2°
Gibson, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 169°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 22 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gibson, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.8999.51001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Gibson, AR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gibson, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.9mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
19:12 UTC · Gibson, 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
19:12 UTC · Gibson, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gibson, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gibson, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gibson, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gibson, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gibson, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gibson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Gibson

  1. Sun93°68°9%
  2. Mon95°74°21%
  3. Tue93°67°19%
  4. Wed96°72°3%
  5. Thu101°74°4%
  6. Fri101°78°17%
  7. Sat103°77°17%
  8. Sun101°71°18%
  9. Mon103°70°18%
  10. Tue91°69°4%
  11. Wed95°68°6%
  12. Thu99°71°18%
  13. Fri98°76°23%
  14. Sat94°73°29%
  15. Sun95°71°29%
  16. Mon96°75°23%

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 — Gibson

SPC has placed Gibson 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 Gibson

  • 72120

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.