Rector, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rector weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—87°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—88°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy18%—94°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—95°78°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rector at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72461
16-Day Forecast — Rector
- Sat93°75°31%
- Sun87°71°21%
- Mon88°70°18%
- Tue87°69°5%
- Wed91°69°7%
- Thu94°72°18%
- Fri95°78°41%
- Sat82°73°41%
- Sun81°65°18%
- Mon81°62°9%
- Tue84°63°9%
- Wed84°64°13%
- Thu87°67°19%
- Fri87°71°29%
- Sat85°71°20%
- Sun78°70°28%
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 — Rector
SPC has placed Rector in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rector
- 72461