Cave City, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cave City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers42%1.3″87°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—90°70°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle20%0.03″91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—91°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear10%—99°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—91°74°-8°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cave City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72521
16-Day Forecast — Cave City
- Sat87°74°42%
- Sun90°69°22%
- Mon91°71°20%
- Tue91°68°11%
- Wed95°71°5%
- Thu99°74°10%
- Fri91°74°32%
- Sat95°68°32%
- Sun76°66°13%
- Mon83°64°5%
- Tue86°68°3%
- Wed95°72°13%
- Thu97°74°20%
- Fri96°73°19%
- Sat99°75°26%
- Sun100°74°32%
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 — Cave City
SPC has placed Cave City 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 Cave City
- 72521