Sedgwick, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sedgwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy14%—88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—90°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——92°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%0.01″95°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—98°78°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
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 37 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sedgwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sedgwick
- Sun88°72°14%
- Mon90°72°19%
- Tue90°71°7%
- Wed92°73°2%
- Thu95°74°4%
- Fri95°76°34%
- Sat98°78°30%
- Sun98°74°15%
- Mon100°73°10%
- Tue85°65°6%
- Wed84°65°8%
- Thu92°68°18%
- Fri92°75°30%
- Sat90°71°32%
- Sun91°70°33%
- Mon92°71°36%
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 — Sedgwick
SPC includes Sedgwick in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Sedgwick
- 72476