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Swifton, Arkansas Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Swifton, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 10:46 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Swifton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwifton, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 91°
Swifton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    15%
    91°72°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    88°72°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    11%
    92°71°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    10%
    95°74°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    97°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    98°75°+1°
Swifton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 118°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 14 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the e.
Swifton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.91003.41004.1
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Swifton, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
31.4mi
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
03:46 UTC · Swifton, 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
03:46 UTC · Swifton, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Swifton, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swifton, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swifton, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Swifton, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
12:22 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Swifton, AR
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swifton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 72471

16-Day Forecast — Swifton

  1. Sun88°72°12%
  2. Mon91°72°15%
  3. Tue88°72°31%
  4. Wed92°71°11%
  5. Thu95°74°10%
  6. Fri97°75°17%
  7. Sat98°75°28%
  8. Sun93°73°21%
  9. Mon96°74°10%
  10. Tue94°75°4%
  11. Wed90°76°4%
  12. Thu84°67°10%
  13. Fri100°68°16%
  14. Sat91°75°17%
  15. Sun89°69°19%
  16. Mon92°70°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Swifton

SPC includes Swifton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Swifton

  • 72471

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.