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Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Success, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 3:19 PM
93
°
Overcast
Feels like
102°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 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 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 73°H 93°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    93°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.24″
    90°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    90°70°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    89°68°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    92°68°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    96°72°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    96°76°
Success, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 15°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Success, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.1
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.1
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041006
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.41004.11004.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Success, AR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
6.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.3mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
20:19 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
20:19 UTC · Success, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Success, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Success, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Success at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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

16-Day Forecast — Success

  1. Sat93°75°21%
  2. Sun90°73°30%
  3. Mon90°70°29%
  4. Tue89°68°27%
  5. Wed92°68°10%
  6. Thu96°72°16%
  7. Fri96°76°30%
  8. Sat83°73°30%
  9. Sun83°64°13%
  10. Mon83°62°6%
  11. Tue84°62°7%
  12. Wed86°63°13%
  13. Thu87°66°19%
  14. Fri90°71°29%
  15. Sat82°68°20%
  16. Sun77°68°28%

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 — Success

SPC has placed Success 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 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.