Rye, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rye weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain56%0.40″92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers16%1.1″93°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm37%—97°72°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers16%0.02″95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm13%—96°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—99°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°77°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rye at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rye
- Sat92°75°56%
- Sun93°73°16%
- Mon97°72°37%
- Tue95°72°16%
- Wed96°72°13%
- Thu99°74°15%
- Fri100°77°8%
- Sat99°69°15%
- Sun90°69°14%
- Mon88°63°15%
- Tue88°62°13%
- Wed88°65°13%
- Thu90°67°26%
- Fri94°71°26%
- Sat90°71°27%
- Sun75°70°23%
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 — Rye
SPC has placed Rye 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 Rye
- 71671
- 71665