Rockport, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain61%0.75″90°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—90°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers25%0.01″92°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—95°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—99°76°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rockport
- Sat90°71°61%
- Sun90°69°21%
- Mon92°71°25%
- Tue95°71°14%
- Wed99°71°8%
- Thu100°72°6%
- Fri99°76°15%
- Sat97°70°33%
- Sun72°68°21%
- Mon83°65°10%
- Tue88°69°4%
- Wed93°72°10%
- Thu100°73°13%
- Fri99°73°19%
- Sat100°75°13%
- Sun99°73°16%
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 — Rockport
SPC has placed Rockport 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 Rockport
- 72104