Southside, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle20%—91°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—101°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—98°74°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—98°72°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.98 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 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Southside
- Sun87°69°17%
- Mon91°71°20%
- Tue95°69°7%
- Wed99°73°4%
- Thu101°76°11%
- Fri98°74°31%
- Sat98°72°36%
- Sun92°70°16%
- Mon90°73°6%
- Tue98°73°3%
- Wed94°71°5%
- Thu89°68°16%
- Fri94°68°16%
- Sat90°67°20%
- Sun93°72°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 — Southside
SPC includes Southside 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 Southside
- 72501