Widener, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Widener weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers39%0.10″91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%—91°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——94°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—96°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—95°77°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Widener at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- 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: 72394
16-Day Forecast — Widener
- Sat91°75°39%
- Sun89°72°17%
- Mon91°71°26%
- Tue92°73°9%
- Wed94°72°8%
- Thu96°73°11%
- Fri95°77°28%
- Sat87°71°28%
- Sun71°67°22%
- Mon82°66°11%
- Tue86°71°9%
- Wed92°74°6%
- Thu94°75°29%
- Fri94°74°26%
- Sat94°76°29%
- Sun95°76°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 — Widener
SPC has placed Widener 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 Widener
- 72394