Arkadelphia, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkadelphia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy20%—86°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%0.03″94°70°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—94°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—99°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——101°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—97°75°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Arkadelphia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP codes: 71923, 71998, 71999
16-Day Forecast — Arkadelphia
- Sun86°69°20%
- Mon94°70°27%
- Tue94°69°38%
- Wed99°70°18%
- Thu101°71°4%
- Fri100°73°4%
- Sat97°75°22%
- Sun97°72°30%
- Mon104°73°13%
- Tue104°77°8%
- Wed103°76°4%
- Thu101°71°13%
- Fri106°75°17%
- Sat102°79°16%
- Sun101°70°13%
- Mon104°69°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Arkadelphia
SPC has placed Arkadelphia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Arkadelphia
- 71923
- 71999
- 71998