Augusta, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Augusta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle55%0.01″90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—90°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—90°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy10%—96°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—98°76°+2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Augusta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72006
16-Day Forecast — Augusta
- Sat90°75°55%
- Sun90°71°21%
- Mon90°71°31%
- Tue90°73°7%
- Wed92°71°6%
- Thu96°74°10%
- Fri98°76°24%
- Sat88°71°27%
- Sun82°67°14%
- Mon83°62°11%
- Tue85°63°11%
- Wed84°67°9%
- Thu88°68°26%
- Fri89°71°32%
- Sat88°73°29%
- Sun76°70°19%
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 — Augusta
SPC has placed Augusta 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 Augusta
- 72006