Wickes, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wickes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%0.01″92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain20%0.13″92°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm27%0.85″94°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%0.01″92°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—94°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——95°71°-1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.3 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wickes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71973
16-Day Forecast — Wickes
- Sat92°72°27%
- Sun92°74°20%
- Mon94°68°27%
- Tue92°69°15%
- Wed94°69°10%
- Thu96°68°4%
- Fri95°71°7%
- Sat93°68°14%
- Sun92°66°12%
- Mon89°64°7%
- Tue88°63°4%
- Wed89°63°9%
- Thu89°62°19%
- Fri88°65°20%
- Sat84°64°19%
- Sun80°68°14%
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 — Wickes
SPC has placed Wickes 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 Wickes
- 71973