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Fountain Hill, Arkansas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fountain Hill, AR
Wednesday, June 17 at 11:25 AM
83
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
89°
Humidity
78%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Fountain Hill, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFountain Hill, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 92°
Fountain Hill, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    92°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    92°77°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    59%
    94°72°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.01″
    85°69°-9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    35%
    93°74°+8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Drizzle
    37%
    84°68°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    0.22″
    90°69°+6°
Fountain Hill, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 108°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 23
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 304SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 108° from the ssw.
Fountain Hill, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61000.71001.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fountain Hill, AR
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fountain Hill, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
75%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
16:25 UTC · Fountain Hill, 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
16:25 UTC · Fountain Hill, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fountain Hill, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fountain Hill, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fountain Hill, AR
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Fountain Hill, AR
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
8:28 AM
Moonset
10:23 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Fountain Hill, AR
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fountain Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Fountain Hill

  1. Wed92°72°9%
  2. Thu92°77°18%
  3. Fri94°72°59%
  4. Sat85°69°54%
  5. Sun93°74°35%
  6. Mon84°68°37%
  7. Tue90°69°31%
  8. Wed89°68°34%
  9. Thu94°71°24%
  10. Fri96°69°18%
  11. Sat97°72°12%
  12. Sun95°72°26%
  13. Mon92°74°27%
  14. Tue82°73°35%
  15. Wed92°72°23%
  16. Thu88°71°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Fountain Hill

SPC has placed Fountain Hill in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Fountain Hill

  • 71646
  • 71642

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.