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Hartford, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Hartford, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 1:18 AM
74
°
Rain
Feels like
76°
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Hartford, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHartford, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 91°
Hartford, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    55%
    0.25″
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    93°74°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    99°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    98°75°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    34%
    96°76°-2°
Hartford, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 127°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the w.
Hartford, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.2989.6992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hartford, 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). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.

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
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hartford, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
9.6mi
GOOD
76 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
06:18 UTC · Hartford, 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
06:18 UTC · Hartford, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hartford, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hartford, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hartford, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hartford, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hartford, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hartford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72938

15-Day Forecast — Hartford

  1. Sun91°72°55%
  2. Mon93°74°27%
  3. Tue96°71°4%
  4. Wed100°74°6%
  5. Thu99°75°7%
  6. Fri98°75°20%
  7. Sat96°76°34%
  8. Sun99°71°13%
  9. Mon100°71°4%
  10. Tue103°76°4%
  11. Wed105°77°3%
  12. Thu101°70°14%
  13. Fri100°69°13%
  14. Sat93°66°6%
  15. Sun93°75°17%

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 — Hartford

SPC includes Hartford 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 Hartford

  • 72938

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.