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Ravenden, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Ravenden, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 6:36 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Ravenden, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRavenden, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 96°
Ravenden, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    96°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    40%
    89°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    46%
    91°69°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    90°68°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    93°68°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    17%
    0.40″
    94°70°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    93°70°-1°
Ravenden, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
080° · veering 26°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 10 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 383SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ravenden, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.51000.91000.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ravenden, AR
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ravenden, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
11:36 UTC · Ravenden, 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
11:36 UTC · Ravenden, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ravenden, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ravenden, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ravenden, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ravenden, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ravenden, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ravenden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72459

15-Day Forecast — Ravenden

  1. Sat96°75°18%
  2. Sun89°72°40%
  3. Mon91°69°46%
  4. Tue90°68°31%
  5. Wed93°68°21%
  6. Thu94°70°17%
  7. Fri93°70°28%
  8. Sat97°72°19%
  9. Sun100°75°12%
  10. Mon105°80°5%
  11. Tue101°77°8%
  12. Wed83°66°19%
  13. Thu92°72°6%
  14. Fri109°73°10%
  15. Sat96°76°18%

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 — Ravenden

SPC includes Ravenden 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 Ravenden

  • 72459

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.