Austin, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Austin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—94°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain11%2.6″94°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°74°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—98°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers31%0.24″101°72°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Austin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72007
15-Day Forecast — Austin
- Sun94°70°23%
- Mon94°71°11%
- Tue93°71°7%
- Wed99°74°4%
- Thu100°76°8%
- Fri98°71°31%
- Sat101°72°31%
- Sun91°70°23%
- Mon91°70°9%
- Tue94°75°4%
- Wed97°71°8%
- Thu89°70°20%
- Fri94°68°14%
- Sat86°69°18%
- Sun91°72°23%
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 — Austin
SPC includes Austin in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Austin
- 72007