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 5Drizzle35%0.06″86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—94°71°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—96°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——100°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—98°77°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy21%—99°74°+1°
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.
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
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: 3°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Pencil Bluff
- Sun86°68°35%
- Mon94°71°23%
- Tue96°68°27%
- Wed99°70°4%
- Thu100°74°3%
- Fri98°77°11%
- Sat99°74°21%
- Sun97°70°18%
- Mon103°70°9%
- Tue101°73°5%
- Wed105°69°5%
- Thu113°71°12%
- Fri105°76°19%
- Sat89°75°23%
- Sun98°74°20%
- Mon94°71°26%
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 has placed Pencil Bluff 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 Pencil Bluff
- 71965