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Plainview, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Plainview, AR
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:22 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Plainview, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlainview, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 69°H 83°
Plainview, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    26%
    83°69°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°68°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    48%
    91°70°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    68%
    86°71°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    46%
    95°72°+9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    95°71°
Plainview, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · steady
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plainview, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.91003.61003.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Plainview, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 60 — 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.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
4.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
77.5mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
21:22 UTC ·Plainview, 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
21:22 UTC ·Plainview, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Plainview, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plainview, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plainview, AR
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Plainview, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:48 AM
Moonset
1:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Plainview, 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 →

Plainview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 — Plainview

SPC has placed Plainview in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Plainview

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.