Charleston, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle23%0.09″91°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%0.04″94°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle—0.01″97°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—101°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—97°76°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72933
16-Day Forecast — Charleston
- Sat93°76°7%
- Sun90°72°23%
- Mon94°69°13%
- Tue97°68°6%
- Wed99°72°6%
- Thu101°71°10%
- Fri97°76°17%
- Sat98°66°35%
- Sun80°69°16%
- Mon86°64°7%
- Tue92°67°4%
- Wed96°71°7%
- Thu100°73°11%
- Fri99°73°10%
- Sat100°74°14%
- Sun99°72°26%
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 — Charleston
SPC has placed Charleston in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Charleston
- 72933