Newport, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast45%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—92°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain12%0.12″92°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—95°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—95°76°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 72112
16-Day Forecast — Newport
- Sat92°74°45%
- Sun92°68°19%
- Mon92°71°12%
- Tue91°71°4%
- Wed93°73°6%
- Thu95°75°11%
- Fri95°76°33%
- Sat92°70°37%
- Sun76°68°19%
- Mon83°66°6%
- Tue88°70°2%
- Wed92°74°6%
- Thu95°75°16%
- Fri94°75°11%
- Sat96°76°19%
- Sun98°76°32%
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 — Newport
SPC has placed Newport 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 Newport
- 72112