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Sardis, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sardis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sardis, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 11:55 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Sardis, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSardis, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 68°H 91°
Sardis, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    61%
    3.0″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    91°68°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    91°74°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    95°71°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    97°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    98°77°-2°
Sardis, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 8°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 161SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sardis, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
+2.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.2999.51002.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Sardis, AR
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sardis, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
72%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
04:55 UTC · Sardis, 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
04:55 UTC · Sardis, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sardis, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sardis, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sardis, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sardis, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sardis, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sardis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Sardis

  1. Sat89°70°61%
  2. Sun91°68°25%
  3. Mon91°74°20%
  4. Tue95°71°20%
  5. Wed97°72°6%
  6. Thu100°72°6%
  7. Fri98°77°18%
  8. Sat97°70°30%
  9. Sun71°69°19%
  10. Mon82°65°11%
  11. Tue88°69°4%
  12. Wed95°72°12%
  13. Thu100°73°16%
  14. Fri99°74°18%
  15. Sat100°75°15%
  16. Sun99°74°19%

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 — Sardis

SPC has placed Sardis 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 Sardis

  • 72011
  • 72103

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.