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Gillham, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Gillham, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:12 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Gillham, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGillham, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 75°H 93°
Gillham, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    90°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    16%
    0.34″
    95°75°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    95°68°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°69°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°70°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    98°74°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    98°72°
Gillham, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · backing 140°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gillham, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.6985.3989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gillham, AR
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 34

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gillham, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
52 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 · Gillham, 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 · Gillham, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gillham, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gillham, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gillham, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gillham, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gillham, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71841

16-Day Forecast — Gillham

  1. Sun90°69°36%
  2. Mon95°75°16%
  3. Tue95°68°26%
  4. Wed97°69°7%
  5. Thu100°70°5%
  6. Fri98°74°5%
  7. Sat98°72°16%
  8. Sun99°70°19%
  9. Mon102°70°9%
  10. Tue104°75°6%
  11. Wed107°71°4%
  12. Thu112°72°17%
  13. Fri108°81°19%
  14. Sat95°75°26%
  15. Sun100°76°16%
  16. Mon98°75°19%

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 — Gillham

SPC has placed Gillham 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 Gillham

  • 71841

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.