Thornton, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thornton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy18%—93°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——95°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle18%—99°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle12%—100°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—99°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—100°74°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Thornton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71766
15-Day Forecast — Thornton
- Sun92°67°18%
- Mon95°74°9%
- Tue99°71°18%
- Wed100°73°12%
- Thu101°74°7%
- Fri99°76°11%
- Sat100°74°22%
- Sun97°69°24%
- Mon99°69°13%
- Tue102°76°6%
- Wed100°69°6%
- Thu98°69°16%
- Fri100°67°16%
- Sat89°69°16%
- Sun92°71°23%
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 — Thornton
SPC includes Thornton 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 Thornton
- 71766