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Scott, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Scott, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 4:22 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
83%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Scott, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastScott, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 91°
Scott, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    63%
    0.04″
    91°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    92°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    38%
    92°73°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    91°72°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    93°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    15%
    99°74°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    99°77°
Scott, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · veering 102°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 20 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 337SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 102° from the se.
Scott, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.61006.81007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Scott, AR
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
3.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Scott, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
21:22 UTC · Scott, 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
21:22 UTC · Scott, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Scott, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Scott, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Scott, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Scott, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Scott, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scott at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72142

16-Day Forecast — Scott

  1. Sat91°75°63%
  2. Sun92°72°18%
  3. Mon92°73°38%
  4. Tue91°72°9%
  5. Wed93°72°7%
  6. Thu99°74°15%
  7. Fri99°77°16%
  8. Sat86°70°22%
  9. Sun87°68°18%
  10. Mon85°63°11%
  11. Tue85°62°10%
  12. Wed87°65°7%
  13. Thu89°67°20%
  14. Fri92°72°24%
  15. Sat88°71°26%
  16. Sun76°70°17%

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 — Scott

SPC has placed Scott 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 Scott

  • 72142

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.