Ward, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ward weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers54%0.26″92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—92°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—92°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle10%—91°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy12%—100°74°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers24%0.22″100°74°0°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72176
16-Day Forecast — Ward
- Sat92°74°54%
- Sun92°71°20%
- Mon92°73°24%
- Tue91°72°10%
- Wed92°72°8%
- Thu100°74°12%
- Fri100°74°24%
- Sat86°69°24%
- Sun87°67°16%
- Mon84°62°12%
- Tue85°62°9%
- Wed87°65°14%
- Thu89°67°19%
- Fri91°73°19%
- Sat89°72°29%
- Sun77°70°22%
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 — Ward
SPC has placed Ward 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 Ward
- 72007
- 72176