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Poyen, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Poyen, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 5:36 PM
73
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
95%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Poyen, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoyen, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 67% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Poyen, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    2.5″
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    93°70°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    97°71°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    10%
    97°71°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    97°71°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    99°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    100°76°+1°
Poyen, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 7°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
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 3 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 323SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Poyen, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.1
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.1
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.11006.41009.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Poyen, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Poyen, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
22.4mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
22:36 UTC · Poyen, 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
22:36 UTC · Poyen, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Poyen, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poyen, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poyen, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Poyen, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Poyen, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Poyen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72128

16-Day Forecast — Poyen

  1. Sat90°72°67%
  2. Sun93°70°24%
  3. Mon97°71°17%
  4. Tue97°71°10%
  5. Wed97°71°9%
  6. Thu99°74°13%
  7. Fri100°76°12%
  8. Sat99°67°17%
  9. Sun91°67°12%
  10. Mon89°63°11%
  11. Tue89°63°11%
  12. Wed91°64°13%
  13. Thu89°66°19%
  14. Fri93°71°23%
  15. Sat79°71°26%
  16. Sun75°69°22%

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 — Poyen

SPC has placed Poyen 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 Poyen

  • 72128

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.