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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

Reed, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:11 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Reed, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastReed, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 94°
Reed, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    90°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    27%
    0.06″
    95°74°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    91°70°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°71°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    95°73°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    95°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    17%
    95°76°
Reed, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 27°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Reed, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.21006.31009.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Reed, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

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
Reed, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
29%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
19:11 UTC · Reed, 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
19:11 UTC · Reed, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Reed, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Reed, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Reed, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Reed, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Reed, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun90°70°12%
  2. Mon95°74°27%
  3. Tue91°70°15%
  4. Wed92°71°8%
  5. Thu95°73°5%
  6. Fri95°75°7%
  7. Sat95°76°17%
  8. Sun95°72°22%
  9. Mon100°72°21%
  10. Tue89°72°8%
  11. Wed92°68°5%
  12. Thu102°74°22%
  13. Fri108°80°27%
  14. Sat97°77°30%
  15. Sun95°73°23%
  16. 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

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.