Cale, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle49%—92°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.02″94°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle21%—95°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers13%—95°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——94°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°76°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Cale
- Sat93°76°49%
- Sun94°74°17%
- Mon95°71°21%
- Tue95°71°13%
- Wed94°72°9%
- Thu98°72°2%
- Fri98°76°6%
- Sat101°68°12%
- Sun93°68°13%
- Mon90°65°10%
- Tue90°64°7%
- Wed92°64°13%
- Thu93°66°19%
- Fri94°71°26%
- Sat86°71°20%
- Sun77°69°13%
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 — Cale
SPC has placed Cale 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 Cale
- 71858