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Minturn, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Minturn, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
96°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Minturn, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMinturn, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 88°
Minturn, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    44%
    89°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    84°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    90°69°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°70°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    95°73°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    100°76°+5°
Minturn, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 42°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Minturn, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.91004.31004.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Minturn, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Minturn, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
22:31 UTC · Minturn, 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
22:31 UTC · Minturn, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Minturn, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Minturn, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Minturn, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Minturn, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Minturn, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Minturn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72445

16-Day Forecast — Minturn

  1. Sat89°75°44%
  2. Sun84°73°22%
  3. Mon90°69°14%
  4. Tue89°70°8%
  5. Wed92°70°7%
  6. Thu95°73°11%
  7. Fri100°76°37%
  8. Sat84°72°37%
  9. Sun83°65°14%
  10. Mon83°63°8%
  11. Tue85°63°7%
  12. Wed85°65°10%
  13. Thu87°67°19%
  14. Fri88°71°28%
  15. Sat87°70°30%
  16. Sun77°70°24%

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 — Minturn

SPC has placed Minturn 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 Minturn

  • 72433
  • 72445

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.