Hughes, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hughes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers18%0.20″90°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—91°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle10%—93°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——97°74°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle—0.01″98°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—97°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—97°72°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) 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
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hughes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 72348
15-Day Forecast — Hughes
- Sun92°74°18%
- Mon91°74°26%
- Tue93°70°10%
- Wed97°74°7%
- Thu98°76°7%
- Fri97°78°32%
- Sat97°72°39%
- Sun91°71°30%
- Mon93°72°12%
- Tue95°74°6%
- Wed95°71°7%
- Thu86°70°18%
- Fri94°71°16%
- Sat87°70°16%
- Sun91°73°14%
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 — Hughes
SPC includes Hughes 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 Hughes
- 72348