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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 2:41 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
91%
Wind
0 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 67 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 93°
Gibson, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    14%
    93°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    16%
    0.45″
    94°72°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    94°70°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°73°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    101°77°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    100°72°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.20″
    102°71°+2°
Gibson, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 90°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Gibson, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.4
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.4
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.4999.6999.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gibson, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
Gibson, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
41%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
07:41 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
07:41 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
75% 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: 9°F below 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.

15-Day Forecast — Gibson

  1. Sun93°68°14%
  2. Mon94°72°16%
  3. Tue94°70°7%
  4. Wed101°73°5%
  5. Thu101°77°9%
  6. Fri100°72°30%
  7. Sat102°71°30%
  8. Sun93°70°21%
  9. Mon93°70°10%
  10. Tue96°74°3%
  11. Wed95°71°8%
  12. Thu93°69°20%
  13. Fri98°69°14%
  14. Sat88°68°18%
  15. Sun93°73°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 includes Gibson in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 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.