Stephens, Arkansas Weather
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Stephens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle—0.04″86°71°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast20%—84°71°-2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°67°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle30%—84°69°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers61%—87°73°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers38%—97°71°+10°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle29%—92°74°-5°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Stephens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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 3, 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 — Stephens
SPC has placed Stephens in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.