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Rockwell, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Rockwell, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 8:23 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Rockwell, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockwell, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 85°
Rockwell, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    82°69°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    13%
    88°68°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    43%
    84°71°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    89°70°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    95°71°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    17%
    94°74°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    13%
    94°73°
Rockwell, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 88°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockwell, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.8999.6999.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockwell, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rockwell, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.2mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
20:23 UTC ·Rockwell, 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
20:23 UTC ·Rockwell, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockwell, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockwell, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockwell, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockwell, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:25 AM
Moonset
2:30 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rockwell, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 — Rockwell

SPC has placed Rockwell in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Rockwell

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.