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Dover, Arkansas Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dover, AR
Saturday, June 13 at 3:35 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Dover, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDover, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 72°H 95°
Dover, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    21%
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Light Rain
    39%
    0.14″
    84°69°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Rain
    28%
    0.02″
    75°60°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    84°58°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    96°68°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    0.02″
    84°75°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    46%
    0.04″
    79°69°-5°
Dover, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · backing 98°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dover, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.1997.8999.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dover, AR
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dover, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
08:35 UTC · Dover, 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
08:35 UTC · Dover, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dover, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dover, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dover, AR
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Dover, AR
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:10 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dover, AR
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Dover

  1. Sat94°72°21%
  2. Sun84°69°39%
  3. Mon75°60°28%
  4. Tue84°58°2%
  5. Wed96°68°7%
  6. Thu84°75°37%
  7. Fri79°69°46%
  8. Sat78°67°35%
  9. Sun81°67°36%
  10. Mon86°70°36%
  11. Tue92°71°24%
  12. Wed94°73°48%
  13. Thu94°73°33%
  14. Fri90°71°29%
  15. Sat88°66°26%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Dover

SPC has placed Dover in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Dover

  • 72837

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.