Elaine, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast59%—91°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.01″92°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—93°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—93°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——94°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—94°77°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72333
16-Day Forecast — Elaine
- Sat91°77°59%
- Sun92°74°21%
- Mon93°74°22%
- Tue93°73°17%
- Wed93°73°8%
- Thu94°73°9%
- Fri94°77°28%
- Sat91°71°34%
- Sun71°70°31%
- Mon83°69°14%
- Tue88°70°8%
- Wed91°75°17%
- Thu95°75°23%
- Fri95°75°16%
- Sat96°75°14%
- Sun97°73°18%
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 — Elaine
SPC has placed Elaine in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Elaine
- 72389
- 72333