Sparkman, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparkman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy18%—90°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—96°73°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—98°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——100°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——101°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—101°75°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sparkman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71763
16-Day Forecast — Sparkman
- Sun89°69°18%
- Mon96°74°18%
- Tue98°69°22%
- Wed100°71°8%
- Thu102°72°3%
- Fri101°76°5%
- Sat101°75°14%
- Sun102°69°17%
- Mon104°69°11%
- Tue97°73°8%
- Wed106°70°4%
- Thu112°73°12%
- Fri112°78°26%
- Sat96°76°33%
- Sun100°74°16%
- Mon102°72°17%
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 — Sparkman
SPC has placed Sparkman in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Sparkman
- 71763