Pleasant Plains, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers21%0.44″90°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—89°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear19%—99°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—97°74°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 12:24 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Pleasant Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
ZIP code: 72568
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Plains
- Sun88°70°11%
- Mon90°71°21%
- Tue89°72°22%
- Wed92°71°9%
- Thu98°72°3%
- Fri99°74°19%
- Sat97°74°31%
- Sun95°71°14%
- Mon99°73°10%
- Tue95°74°6%
- Wed92°74°3%
- Thu87°65°24%
- Fri104°67°30%
- Sat93°74°32%
- Sun94°68°30%
- Mon95°69°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 — Pleasant Plains
SPC includes Pleasant Plains 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 Pleasant Plains
- 72568