Pencil Bluff, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pencil Bluff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle22%0.07″89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—91°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—98°70°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——99°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—99°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—98°72°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pencil Bluff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 71965
15-Day Forecast — Pencil Bluff
- Sun89°68°22%
- Mon91°71°27%
- Tue98°70°13%
- Wed99°72°6%
- Thu99°75°4%
- Fri99°74°14%
- Sat98°72°36%
- Sun97°69°19%
- Mon99°69°9%
- Tue102°75°3%
- Wed101°69°4%
- Thu99°67°13%
- Fri99°66°14%
- Sat93°67°19%
- Sun92°72°23%
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 — Pencil Bluff
SPC includes Pencil Bluff 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 Pencil Bluff
- 71965