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Lafe, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Lafe, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 3:17 PM
93
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Lafe, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLafe, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 94°
Lafe, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    0.38″
    91°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    38%
    88°71°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    87°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    94°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    96°78°+2°
Lafe, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 49°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lafe, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.41001.11001.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lafe, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lafe, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
29%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.8mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
20:17 UTC · Lafe, 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
20:17 UTC · Lafe, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lafe, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lafe, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lafe, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lafe, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lafe, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lafe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72436

16-Day Forecast — Lafe

  1. Sat93°75°24%
  2. Sun91°71°19%
  3. Mon88°71°38%
  4. Tue87°69°31%
  5. Wed91°68°9%
  6. Thu94°72°12%
  7. Fri96°78°38%
  8. Sat82°73°38%
  9. Sun81°64°15%
  10. Mon82°62°9%
  11. Tue84°62°9%
  12. Wed84°64°13%
  13. Thu86°66°23%
  14. Fri88°71°23%
  15. Sat85°70°26%
  16. Sun78°70°26%

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 — Lafe

SPC has placed Lafe 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 Lafe

  • 72436
  • 72443

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.