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Lepanto, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Lepanto, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 10:26 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Lepanto, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLepanto, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 91°
Lepanto, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    92°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    16%
    0.99″
    91°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    89°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°71°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    93°72°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    94°74°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    93°78°-1°
Lepanto, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · backing 100°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 304SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 100° from the nne.
Lepanto, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.71005.21005.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lepanto, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lepanto, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.8mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
03:26 UTC · Lepanto, 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
03:26 UTC · Lepanto, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lepanto, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lepanto, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lepanto, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lepanto, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lepanto, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lepanto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72354

16-Day Forecast — Lepanto

  1. Sat92°74°25%
  2. Sun91°73°16%
  3. Mon89°73°24%
  4. Tue90°71°9%
  5. Wed93°72°5%
  6. Thu94°74°14%
  7. Fri93°78°34%
  8. Sat90°70°40%
  9. Sun73°67°32%
  10. Mon83°66°9%
  11. Tue87°70°3%
  12. Wed92°74°10%
  13. Thu93°75°14%
  14. Fri93°74°19%
  15. Sat93°76°23%
  16. Sun94°77°31%

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 — Lepanto

SPC has placed Lepanto 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 Lepanto

  • 72354

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.