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

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

Magazine, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:47 AM
71
°
Light Rain
Feels like
77°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
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Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMagazine, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 70°H 94°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    94°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.03″
    95°73°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    97°71°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°73°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    101°74°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    101°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    36%
    98°74°-3°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 122°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
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 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 122° from the wsw.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.8995.1999.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Magazine, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
14.3mi
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
07:47 UTC · Magazine, 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
07:47 UTC · Magazine, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
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Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Magazine at a glance

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

ZIP code: 72943

15-Day Forecast — Magazine

  1. Sun91°70°43%
  2. Mon95°73°13%
  3. Tue97°71°8%
  4. Wed101°73°6%
  5. Thu101°74°10%
  6. Fri101°75°20%
  7. Sat98°74°36%
  8. Sun99°71°16%
  9. Mon99°71°6%
  10. Tue103°75°4%
  11. Wed105°73°4%
  12. Thu99°69°10%
  13. Fri102°67°13%
  14. Sat94°67°17%
  15. Sun92°76°26%

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 — Magazine

SPC includes Magazine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Magazine

  • 72943

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.