Summers, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Summers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain53%0.77″86°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°72°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—90°77°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Summers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72769
16-Day Forecast — Summers
- Sat92°75°19%
- Sun86°68°53%
- Mon90°72°7%
- Tue90°69°8%
- Wed91°70°3%
- Thu93°72°8%
- Fri90°77°29%
- Sat86°68°25%
- Sun83°62°9%
- Mon83°59°5%
- Tue82°62°6%
- Wed85°67°7%
- Thu86°65°20%
- Fri86°67°23%
- Sat87°63°16%
- Sun83°65°29%
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 — Summers
SPC has placed Summers in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Summers
- 72769
- 72744