Appleton, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Appleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle43%0.03″92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain29%0.10″91°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle18%—95°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—95°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—101°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—99°74°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Appleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Appleton
- Sat93°75°43%
- Sun91°71°29%
- Mon95°74°18%
- Tue95°71°13%
- Wed97°72°7%
- Thu101°71°11%
- Fri99°74°24%
- Sat90°69°24%
- Sun89°65°11%
- Mon87°62°7%
- Tue85°64°7%
- Wed89°64°15%
- Thu91°65°24%
- Fri90°69°27%
- Sat89°70°32%
- Sun83°67°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Appleton
SPC has placed Appleton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Appleton
- 72823
- 72843