El Dorado, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Dorado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers56%0.39″91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.01″91°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%—94°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm30%0.42″97°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——93°72°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——97°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——98°74°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
El Dorado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71730
16-Day Forecast — El Dorado
- Sat91°72°56%
- Sun91°72°25%
- Mon94°74°30%
- Tue97°70°30%
- Wed93°72°5%
- Thu97°71°6%
- Fri98°74°6%
- Sat98°69°22%
- Sun79°69°24%
- Mon79°68°15%
- Tue86°70°8%
- Wed91°72°12%
- Thu95°77°16%
- Fri95°75°20%
- Sat98°74°16%
- Sun99°73°19%
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 — El Dorado
SPC has placed El Dorado in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 El Dorado
- 71730
- 71731