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Highland, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Highland, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 4:52 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Highland, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighland, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 86°
Highland, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    88°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    86°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    93°70°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    93°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    100°71°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    96°77°-4°
Highland, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 26°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Highland, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.8
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.8
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.2989.8989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Highland, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Highland, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
21:52 UTC · Highland, 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
21:52 UTC · Highland, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Highland, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highland, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highland, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Highland, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Highland, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Highland

  1. Sat88°73°26%
  2. Sun86°72°20%
  3. Mon93°70°13%
  4. Tue93°67°12%
  5. Wed96°67°9%
  6. Thu100°71°13%
  7. Fri96°77°37%
  8. Sat81°70°37%
  9. Sun85°63°9%
  10. Mon85°60°6%
  11. Tue88°61°9%
  12. Wed87°62°10%
  13. Thu89°63°20%
  14. Fri92°71°26%
  15. Sat91°66°26%
  16. Sun78°67°31%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Highland

SPC has placed Highland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Highland

  • 72542

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.