Ratcliff, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ratcliff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain27%0.17″93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle11%—96°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——96°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—101°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%0.02″95°73°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ratcliff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72951
15-Day Forecast — Ratcliff
- Sun93°71°27%
- Mon96°73°11%
- Tue96°70°8%
- Wed100°72°6%
- Thu102°74°9%
- Fri101°75°18%
- Sat95°73°34%
- Sun97°71°16%
- Mon99°71°8%
- Tue101°75°4%
- Wed105°73°7%
- Thu99°69°11%
- Fri103°67°10%
- Sat92°67°14%
- Sun91°75°26%
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 — Ratcliff
SPC includes Ratcliff 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 Ratcliff
- 72951