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Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Success, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 2:42 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
95%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Success, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSuccess, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 87°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    87°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    89°71°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    93°69°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    94°70°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    98°74°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    96°77°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    90°73°-6°
Success, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · backing 82°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 13 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Success, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.7
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.7
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.41002.71002.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Success, AR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Success, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
07:42 UTC · Success, 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
07:42 UTC · Success, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Success, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Success, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Success, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Success at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72470

15-Day Forecast — Success

  1. Sun86°71°21%
  2. Mon89°71°18%
  3. Tue93°69°8%
  4. Wed94°70°6%
  5. Thu98°74°20%
  6. Fri96°77°34%
  7. Sat90°73°32%
  8. Sun90°71°18%
  9. Mon91°71°6%
  10. Tue95°71°3%
  11. Wed97°66°6%
  12. Thu91°69°20%
  13. Fri93°70°23%
  14. Sat90°69°35%
  15. Sun93°73°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 — Success

SPC includes Success 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 Success

  • 72470

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.