Hector, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hector weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—91°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—91°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——93°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°71°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—100°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle21%—94°67°-6°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hector at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72843
16-Day Forecast — Hector
- Sun91°69°10%
- Mon91°75°16%
- Tue93°68°9%
- Wed99°71°4%
- Thu101°72°6%
- Fri100°73°18%
- Sat94°67°21%
- Sun94°68°15%
- Mon97°69°8%
- Tue101°73°5%
- Wed103°74°2%
- Thu101°73°10%
- Fri101°73°16%
- Sat110°75°26%
- Sun105°76°17%
- Mon102°76°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 — Hector
SPC includes Hector in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Hector
- 72843