Sulphur Rock, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sulphur Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers17%0.07″91°68°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers20%0.03″91°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——91°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°72°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy11%—99°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—93°75°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm35%0.65″96°70°+3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sulphur Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72579
15-Day Forecast — Sulphur Rock
- Sun91°68°17%
- Mon91°72°20%
- Tue91°70°8%
- Wed96°72°5%
- Thu99°75°11%
- Fri93°75°33%
- Sat96°70°35%
- Sun77°67°15%
- Mon83°66°5%
- Tue88°70°3%
- Wed93°73°13%
- Thu97°75°20%
- Fri96°75°19%
- Sat99°76°26%
- Sun101°76°32%
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 — Sulphur Rock
SPC has placed Sulphur Rock 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 Sulphur Rock
- 72579