Grady, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grady weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle70%0.05″90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—92°69°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle17%0.01″95°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—94°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——99°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—99°78°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Grady at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71644
16-Day Forecast — Grady
- Sat90°73°70%
- Sun92°69°20%
- Mon95°75°17%
- Tue94°74°22%
- Wed96°74°7%
- Thu99°73°6%
- Fri99°78°17%
- Sat98°70°31%
- Sun72°69°27%
- Mon82°68°12%
- Tue88°71°5%
- Wed92°73°14%
- Thu97°76°29%
- Fri95°75°16%
- Sat99°76°16%
- Sun100°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 — Grady
SPC has placed Grady 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 Grady
- 71644