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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

Hector, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 8:15 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Hector, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHector, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 91°
Hector, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    91°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    28%
    0.24″
    91°71°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    93°65°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°71°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°72°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    100°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    94°67°-6°
Hector, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · veering 139°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 101SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hector, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
+3.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.5986.2989.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hector, AR
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3
Hector, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.8mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
13:15 UTC · Hector, 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
13:15 UTC · Hector, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hector, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hector, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hector, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hector, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hector, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hector at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • 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

  1. Sun91°69°15%
  2. Mon91°71°28%
  3. Tue93°65°9%
  4. Wed99°71°4%
  5. Thu101°72°5%
  6. Fri100°73°23%
  7. Sat94°67°23%
  8. Sun94°68°15%
  9. Mon97°69°7%
  10. Tue101°73°5%
  11. Wed103°74°5%
  12. Thu101°73°10%
  13. Fri101°73°16%
  14. Sat110°75°26%
  15. Sun105°76°17%
  16. 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

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.