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Horatio, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Horatio, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:41 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Horatio, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHoratio, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 71°H 92°
Horatio, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    92°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.01″
    94°70°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    99°68°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°71°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°73°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°76°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    99°74°
Horatio, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · backing 64°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 64° from the nw.
Horatio, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.5998.01000.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Horatio, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Horatio, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
07:41 UTC · Horatio, 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
07:41 UTC · Horatio, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Horatio, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Horatio, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Horatio, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Horatio, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Horatio, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Horatio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71842

15-Day Forecast — Horatio

  1. Sun91°71°28%
  2. Mon94°70°7%
  3. Tue99°68°16%
  4. Wed99°71°3%
  5. Thu100°73°3%
  6. Fri99°76°9%
  7. Sat99°74°23%
  8. Sun97°70°18%
  9. Mon98°70°10%
  10. Tue104°75°6%
  11. Wed104°73°5%
  12. Thu101°68°10%
  13. Fri99°68°23%
  14. Sat93°68°19%
  15. Sun94°71°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 — Horatio

SPC includes Horatio 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 Horatio

  • 71842

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.