Blue Mountain, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%0.57″91°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm28%0.02″97°70°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—94°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—96°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—100°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—101°77°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blue Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72826
15-Day Forecast — Blue Mountain
- Sat98°77°9%
- Sun91°71°28%
- Mon97°70°28%
- Tue94°69°24%
- Wed96°71°16%
- Thu100°73°15%
- Fri101°77°12%
- Sat101°75°15%
- Sun104°73°8%
- Mon103°77°6%
- Tue106°77°6%
- Wed101°75°23%
- Thu109°72°6%
- Fri112°78°16%
- Sat103°80°16%
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 — Blue Mountain
SPC includes Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain
- 72826
- 72943