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Calion, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Calion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Calion, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 1:08 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Calion, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCalion, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 95°
Calion, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    27%
    0.08″
    95°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    95°75°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    25%
    99°72°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°74°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    100°76°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°77°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    22%
    98°76°-2°
Calion, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · backing 101°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 101° from the ese.
Calion, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.11009.11011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Calion, AR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Calion, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
60 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:08 UTC · Calion, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:08 UTC · Calion, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Calion, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Calion, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Calion, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Calion, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Calion, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Calion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71724

15-Day Forecast — Calion

  1. Sun95°70°27%
  2. Mon95°75°25%
  3. Tue99°72°25%
  4. Wed99°74°5%
  5. Thu100°76°5%
  6. Fri100°77°7%
  7. Sat98°76°22%
  8. Sun97°72°24%
  9. Mon100°71°14%
  10. Tue102°76°8%
  11. Wed101°70°19%
  12. Thu97°69°23%
  13. Fri95°71°19%
  14. Sat82°70°13%
  15. Sun93°72°17%

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 — Calion

SPC has placed Calion 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 Calion

  • 71724
  • 71730

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.