Prescott, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—94°71°—
- MondayJul 6Rain20%0.20″91°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—96°68°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—100°76°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71857
16-Day Forecast — Prescott
- Sun93°71°32%
- Mon91°74°20%
- Tue96°68°19%
- Wed99°72°5%
- Thu100°76°2%
- Fri100°76°7%
- Sat100°76°20%
- Sun97°70°17%
- Mon99°69°12%
- Tue103°74°6%
- Wed105°75°6%
- Thu106°78°6%
- Fri107°77°13%
- Sat111°79°13%
- Sun106°82°22%
- Mon106°79°29%
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 — Prescott
SPC includes Prescott 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 Prescott
- 71857