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Greenwood, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Greenwood, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:50 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Greenwood, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreenwood, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 71°H 91°
Greenwood, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    0.56″
    91°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    14%
    0.27″
    94°74°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°73°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    101°74°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    101°74°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    98°73°-3°
Greenwood, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 55°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 7
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 7 · pk 49 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Greenwood, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.3
-3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.3
mb
3h
-3.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.5995.5998.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Greenwood, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Greenwood, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
07:50 UTC · Greenwood, 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
07:50 UTC · Greenwood, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Greenwood, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Greenwood, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Greenwood, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Greenwood, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Greenwood, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Greenwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72936

15-Day Forecast — Greenwood

  1. Sun90°70°59%
  2. Mon94°74°14%
  3. Tue96°70°2%
  4. Wed100°73°6%
  5. Thu101°74°9%
  6. Fri101°74°18%
  7. Sat98°73°34%
  8. Sun100°71°15%
  9. Mon100°71°6%
  10. Tue102°75°4%
  11. Wed105°77°4%
  12. Thu101°70°10%
  13. Fri103°69°13%
  14. Sat94°66°17%
  15. Sun93°75°26%

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 — Greenwood

SPC includes Greenwood 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 Greenwood

  • 72936

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.