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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

Ratcliff, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:10 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
99°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Ratcliff, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRatcliff, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 95°
Ratcliff, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    92°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    96°73°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°69°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°70°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    102°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    101°77°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    23%
    101°75°
Ratcliff, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · veering 43°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ratcliff, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.0998.31001.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Ratcliff, AR
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ratcliff, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.9mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
19:10 UTC · Ratcliff, 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
19:10 UTC · Ratcliff, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ratcliff, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ratcliff, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ratcliff, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ratcliff, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ratcliff, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ratcliff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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

16-Day Forecast — Ratcliff

  1. Sun92°70°43%
  2. Mon96°73°25%
  3. Tue92°69°6%
  4. Wed99°70°3%
  5. Thu102°72°7%
  6. Fri101°77°18%
  7. Sat101°75°23%
  8. Sun100°73°12%
  9. Mon103°70°8%
  10. Tue97°73°4%
  11. Wed105°71°4%
  12. Thu109°71°13%
  13. Fri102°75°19%
  14. Sat92°76°23%
  15. Sun99°75°29%
  16. Mon99°73°13%

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 has placed Ratcliff in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Ratcliff

  • 72951

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.