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Wayton, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Wayton, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 10:47 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Wayton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWayton, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 85°
Wayton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    86°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    85°69°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    84°68°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    90°66°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    94°68°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    93°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    93°72°
Wayton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · backing 133°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 mph @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wayton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.4944.5946.2
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wayton, AR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wayton, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.0mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
03:47 UTC · Wayton, 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
03:47 UTC · Wayton, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wayton, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wayton, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wayton, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Wayton, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
12:31 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wayton, AR
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°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.

16-Day Forecast — Wayton

  1. Sun86°67°27%
  2. Mon85°69°16%
  3. Tue84°68°46%
  4. Wed90°66°20%
  5. Thu94°68°13%
  6. Fri93°73°19%
  7. Sat93°72°29%
  8. Sun92°70°17%
  9. Mon95°70°11%
  10. Tue95°71°5%
  11. Wed96°72°4%
  12. Thu90°65°12%
  13. Fri99°66°15%
  14. Sat86°65°16%
  15. Sun89°63°18%
  16. Mon97°65°16%

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 — Wayton

SPC includes Wayton 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 Wayton

  • 72628

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.