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Rison, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Rison, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 7:15 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
78%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Rison, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRison, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 86°
Rison, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°69°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°68°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    44%
    85°69°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    69%
    94°71°+9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    44%
    95°72°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    95°76°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    20%
    95°72°
Rison, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 66°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 66° from the se.
Rison, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.21009.11012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Rison, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rison, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
07:15 UTC ·Rison, 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
07:15 UTC ·Rison, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rison, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rison, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rison, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rison, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:20 AM
Moonset
2:28 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rison, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 — Rison

SPC has placed Rison 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 Rison

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.