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Big Flat, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Big Flat, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 7:52 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Big Flat, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Flat, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 81°
Big Flat, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    81°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    80°67°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    86°64°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    83°66°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    92°68°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    96°70°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    19%
    0.08″
    95°69°-1°
Big Flat, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · veering 15°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the ese.
Big Flat, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.2973.0976.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big Flat, AR
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Flat, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
07:52 UTC ·Big Flat, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:52 UTC ·Big Flat, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Big Flat, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Flat, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Flat, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Big Flat, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:27 AM
Moonset
2:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Big Flat, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Flat at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Big Flat

SPC has placed Big Flat in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Big Flat

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.