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Payneway, Arkansas Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Payneway, AR
Monday, July 6 at 2:11 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Payneway, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPayneway, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 90°
Payneway, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    90°70°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    18%
    0.16″
    88°72°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    92°72°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    95°73°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    94°77°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    31%
    94°77°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    94°74°
Payneway, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 22°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 16 mph @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Payneway, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.11004.61006.5
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Payneway, AR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Payneway, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
19:11 UTC · Payneway, 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
19:11 UTC · Payneway, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Payneway, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Payneway, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Payneway, AR
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Payneway, AR
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
12:20 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Payneway, AR
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Payneway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Payneway

  1. Mon90°70°14%
  2. Tue88°72°18%
  3. Wed92°72°12%
  4. Thu95°73°12%
  5. Fri94°77°14%
  6. Sat94°77°31%
  7. Sun94°74°30%
  8. Mon94°75°28%
  9. Tue97°75°12%
  10. Wed99°76°5%
  11. Thu87°75°6%
  12. Fri74°64°13%
  13. Sat81°66°14%
  14. Sun84°63°16%
  15. Mon86°65°26%
  16. Tue89°68°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Payneway

SPC includes Payneway 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 Payneway

  • 72472

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.