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Bigelow, Arkansas Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bigelow, AR
Monday, June 15 at 10:12 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Bigelow, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBigelow, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Bigelow, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    85°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    90°67°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    95°72°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.04″
    88°73°-7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    86°67°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    92°63°+6°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    97°72°+5°
Bigelow, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 157°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 11:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 84SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bigelow, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.71003.51005.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bigelow, AR
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 9 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bigelow, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.0mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
15:12 UTC · Bigelow, 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
15:12 UTC · Bigelow, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bigelow, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bigelow, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bigelow, AR
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bigelow, AR
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:03 AM
Moonset
8:38 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Bigelow, AR
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bigelow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Bigelow

  1. Mon85°67°3%
  2. Tue90°67°9%
  3. Wed95°72°1%
  4. Thu88°73°43%
  5. Fri86°67°53%
  6. Sat92°63°21%
  7. Sun97°72°27%
  8. Mon92°74°43%
  9. Tue80°71°42%
  10. Wed84°67°26%
  11. Thu88°71°26%
  12. Fri94°71°48%
  13. Sat97°72°29%
  14. Sun99°72°17%
  15. Mon100°74°17%
  16. Tue103°73°19%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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.

ZIP codes in Bigelow

  • 72016

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.