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Pollard, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pollard, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 3:03 PM
91
°
Overcast
Feels like
100°
Humidity
52%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Pollard, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPollard, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 72°H 92°
Pollard, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    92°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    24%
    3.7″
    89°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    41%
    87°71°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    25%
    86°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    13%
    91°68°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    95°72°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    94°77°-1°
Pollard, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 74°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 506SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pollard, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.81002.61002.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Pollard, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pollard, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.8mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
20:03 UTC · Pollard, 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
20:03 UTC · Pollard, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pollard, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pollard, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pollard, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pollard, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pollard, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pollard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72456

16-Day Forecast — Pollard

  1. Sat93°74°19%
  2. Sun89°69°24%
  3. Mon87°71°41%
  4. Tue86°69°25%
  5. Wed91°68°13%
  6. Thu95°72°13%
  7. Fri94°77°34%
  8. Sat82°72°34%
  9. Sun80°65°14%
  10. Mon81°62°7%
  11. Tue84°63°9%
  12. Wed84°64°13%
  13. Thu86°67°19%
  14. Fri88°71°29%
  15. Sat85°70°20%
  16. Sun79°70°28%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Pollard

SPC has placed Pollard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Pollard

  • 72456

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.