Score 100 · Great: air 49°F, feels like 48°F, best time 17:00–19:00.
ride_index · Hot Springs, ARLIVE
100Great
Air
49°F
Feels like
48°F
Best time
17:00–19:00
Air quality · Hot Springs
AQI 30 · Good(OZONE, EPA AirNow)
NWS alert
Freeze Warning · until 4:00 PM Freeze Warning issued November 13 at 10:08AM CST until November 14 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Bring horses in or check fences before a storm; a frightened horse runs through wire. Calming picks →
Scored for a fit adult horse in regular work; a fat pony or a senior minds the heat sooner.
Next 24 hours
12:00 AM
49°F
100
3:00 AM
45°F
100
6:00 AM
42°F
100
9:00 AM
39°F
100
12:00 PM
37°F
100
3:00 PM
39°F
100
6:00 PM
48°F
100
9:00 PM
52°F
100
Weather data: MET Norway · updated 12:16 AM · refreshes every 15 minutes
Riding around Hot Springs
Around Hot Springs the summer problem is humidity: once air temperature plus humidity passes 150, a horse cannot shed heat, so work early, hose after, and keep electrolytes and shade in front of them. Winters are mild enough that most horses go unblanketed with a shelter.
How the score works
We start at 100 and take points off for humid heat (the heat index: air °F plus humidity %, trouble above 150, no work above 180), bitter cold, rain and the wet or frozen footing it leaves, wind and strong UV. A horse copes with cold far better than with humid heat; the score is for a fit adult in work. If your horse is blowing hard or not sweating in the heat, stop, hose and call your vet.
