El Paso, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Paso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy12%—91°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—93°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—91°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—95°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear16%—100°73°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—101°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers21%0.21″101°73°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
El Paso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 72045
16-Day Forecast — El Paso
- Sun91°70°12%
- Mon93°73°20%
- Tue91°71°27%
- Wed95°72°16%
- Thu100°73°16%
- Fri101°76°21%
- Sat101°73°21%
- Sun97°73°17%
- Mon100°72°15%
- Tue97°76°7%
- Wed96°74°3%
- Thu89°68°18%
- Fri104°71°23%
- Sat93°77°29%
- Sun93°70°29%
- Mon96°70°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Paso
SPC has placed El Paso in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Paso
- 72045