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Oden, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Oden, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:10 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
74%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Oden, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOden, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 71°H 91°
Oden, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.06″
    86°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    23%
    93°71°+7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    23%
    96°68°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°70°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°74°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    10%
    98°77°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    99°74°+1°
Oden, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 107°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 81SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oden, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.6982.9986.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oden, AR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Oden, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
19:10 UTC · Oden, 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
19:10 UTC · Oden, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oden, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oden, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oden, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oden, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oden, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71961

16-Day Forecast — Oden

  1. Sun86°68°37%
  2. Mon93°71°23%
  3. Tue96°68°23%
  4. Wed98°70°4%
  5. Thu100°74°3%
  6. Fri98°77°10%
  7. Sat99°74°21%
  8. Sun97°70°18%
  9. Mon103°70°8%
  10. Tue101°73°6%
  11. Wed105°69°5%
  12. Thu112°70°12%
  13. Fri104°75°15%
  14. Sat89°74°20%
  15. Sun98°74°18%
  16. Mon94°71°19%

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 — Oden

SPC has placed Oden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Oden

  • 71961

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.