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West Point, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Point, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
West Point, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Point, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 90°
West Point, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    13%
    90°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    21%
    0.07″
    92°70°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°71°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    97°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    96°74°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    0.12″
    98°72°+2°
West Point, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 156°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 156° from the s.
West Point, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.31005.01005.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
West Point, AR
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Point, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
08:29 UTC · West Point, 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
08:29 UTC · West Point, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Point, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Point, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Point, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Point, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Point, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72178

15-Day Forecast — West Point

  1. Sun90°69°13%
  2. Mon92°70°21%
  3. Tue92°71°7%
  4. Wed96°74°4%
  5. Thu97°75°8%
  6. Fri96°74°34%
  7. Sat98°72°34%
  8. Sun88°71°23%
  9. Mon91°73°9%
  10. Tue93°75°3%
  11. Wed96°69°7%
  12. Thu87°69°18%
  13. Fri93°68°14%
  14. Sat84°69°20%
  15. Sun90°72°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 — West Point

SPC includes West Point 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 West Point

  • 72178
  • 72143

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.