Dora, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain46%0.97″92°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%0.01″95°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—94°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—93°74°-5°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Dora
- Sat96°76°9%
- Sun92°73°46%
- Mon95°71°10%
- Tue94°69°10%
- Wed95°70°5%
- Thu98°70°6%
- Fri93°74°21%
- Sat91°69°26%
- Sun89°66°11%
- Mon89°62°8%
- Tue90°62°7%
- Wed91°63°10%
- Thu92°63°23%
- Fri89°68°17%
- Sat91°68°16%
- Sun85°69°16%
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 — Dora
SPC has placed Dora 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 Dora
- 72956