Reed, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Reed weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain27%0.06″95°74°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm15%—91°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——95°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——95°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—95°76°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Reed at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Reed
- Sun90°70°12%
- Mon95°74°27%
- Tue91°70°15%
- Wed92°71°8%
- Thu95°73°5%
- Fri95°75°7%
- Sat95°76°17%
- Sun95°72°22%
- Mon100°72°21%
- Tue89°72°8%
- Wed92°68°5%
- Thu102°74°22%
- Fri108°80°27%
- Sat97°77°30%
- Sun95°73°23%
- Mon98°73°27%
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 — Reed
SPC has placed Reed 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 Reed
- 71670