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McNab, Arkansas Weather

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

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

McNab, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 4:32 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
McNab, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcNab, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 72°H 91°
McNab, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    30%
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    12%
    1.3″
    91°73°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    98°70°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    100°73°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°74°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°77°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    101°76°+1°
McNab, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · backing 169°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 169° from the w.
McNab, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31002.01004.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
McNab, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McNab, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
09:32 UTC · McNab, 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
09:32 UTC · McNab, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McNab, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
McNab, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McNab, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McNab, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McNab, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McNab at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — McNab

  1. Sun91°72°30%
  2. Mon91°73°12%
  3. Tue98°70°12%
  4. Wed100°73°4%
  5. Thu101°74°3%
  6. Fri100°77°7%
  7. Sat101°76°17%
  8. Sun100°71°13%
  9. Mon98°70°10%
  10. Tue99°79°7%
  11. Wed103°72°5%
  12. Thu101°69°10%
  13. Fri101°69°19%
  14. Sat91°70°20%
  15. Sun91°72°24%

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 — McNab

SPC includes McNab 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 McNab

  • 71838

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.