Gum Springs, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gum Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain24%3.1″94°71°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—98°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——100°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—98°75°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Gum Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Gum Springs
- Sun87°69°24%
- Mon94°72°24%
- Tue98°70°30%
- Wed99°69°8%
- Thu101°71°3%
- Fri100°75°8%
- Sat98°75°15%
- Sun96°72°20%
- Mon104°72°12%
- Tue104°77°8%
- Wed104°76°6%
- Thu101°72°12%
- Fri106°75°26%
- Sat103°79°33%
- Sun101°71°16%
- Mon104°69°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Gum Springs
SPC has placed Gum Springs 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 Gum Springs
- 71923