Arkansas City, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle42%0.04″93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%—94°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Rain19%0.18″93°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—92°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—94°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—93°76°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arkansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71630
16-Day Forecast — Arkansas City
- Sat93°75°42%
- Sun94°72°21%
- Mon93°75°19%
- Tue92°74°24%
- Wed94°75°11%
- Thu94°74°8%
- Fri93°76°12%
- Sat95°71°34%
- Sun81°70°27%
- Mon82°69°17%
- Tue88°71°6%
- Wed90°73°14%
- Thu94°78°29%
- Fri94°75°16%
- Sat95°75°13%
- Sun97°74°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Arkansas City
SPC has placed Arkansas City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Arkansas City
- 71630