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%—89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle17%0.04″95°75°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear13%—100°75°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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: 8°F above 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
- Sun89°71°32%
- Mon95°75°17%
- Tue96°69°15%
- Wed99°71°5%
- Thu101°72°1%
- Fri100°76°4%
- Sat100°75°13%
- Sun102°70°14%
- Mon103°70°14%
- Tue100°75°6%
- Wed107°72°4%
- Thu112°73°13%
- Fri113°76°18%
- Sat94°76°24%
- Sun101°74°16%
- Mon99°72°23%
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 has placed Prescott in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Prescott
- 71857