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Poplar Grove, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Poplar Grove, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 10:34 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Poplar Grove, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoplar Grove, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 90°
Poplar Grove, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    62%
    3.1″
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    90°74°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    91°74°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    93°74°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    94°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    96°73°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    93°77°-3°
Poplar Grove, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
316° · backing 136°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Poplar Grove, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91006.71007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Poplar Grove, AR
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Poplar Grove, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
03:34 UTC · Poplar Grove, 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
03:34 UTC · Poplar Grove, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Poplar Grove, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poplar Grove, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poplar Grove, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Poplar Grove, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Poplar Grove, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Poplar Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72374

16-Day Forecast — Poplar Grove

  1. Sat92°75°62%
  2. Sun90°74°18%
  3. Mon91°74°24%
  4. Tue93°74°13%
  5. Wed94°73°5%
  6. Thu96°73°8%
  7. Fri93°77°33%
  8. Sat90°71°33%
  9. Sun71°69°30%
  10. Mon83°68°11%
  11. Tue87°70°6%
  12. Wed91°75°17%
  13. Thu95°75°23%
  14. Fri95°74°16%
  15. Sat95°75°14%
  16. Sun95°74°18%

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 — Poplar Grove

SPC has placed Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove

  • 72374

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.