Stephens, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stephens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers52%0.06″92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Rain17%0.13″94°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle36%—95°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm13%—95°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle11%—95°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——98°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°76°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stephens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71764
16-Day Forecast — Stephens
- Sat91°75°52%
- Sun94°74°17%
- Mon95°71°36%
- Tue95°72°13%
- Wed95°73°11%
- Thu98°74°4%
- Fri98°76°5%
- Sat100°68°11%
- Sun93°69°11%
- Mon90°65°10%
- Tue89°64°7%
- Wed91°65°13%
- Thu92°67°19%
- Fri92°69°26%
- Sat90°70°20%
- Sun77°69°13%
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 — Stephens
SPC has placed Stephens 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 Stephens
- 71764