Clarkedale, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clarkedale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers25%0.72″90°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—89°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—90°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—96°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—95°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—94°73°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clarkedale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°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: 72325
15-Day Forecast — Clarkedale
- Sun90°74°25%
- Mon89°73°28%
- Tue90°71°10%
- Wed94°73°6%
- Thu96°77°11%
- Fri95°74°37%
- Sat94°73°43%
- Sun88°70°31%
- Mon91°72°12%
- Tue92°72°6%
- Wed88°71°10%
- Thu84°69°19%
- Fri92°68°18%
- Sat89°70°23%
- Sun89°73°30%
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 — Clarkedale
SPC includes Clarkedale 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 Clarkedale
- 72325
- 72384
- 72364