Emerson, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%—95°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain13%0.34″94°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle13%—98°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——100°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——99°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy18%—98°74°-1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 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 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Emerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 71740
15-Day Forecast — Emerson
- Sun95°71°24%
- Mon94°75°13%
- Tue98°71°13%
- Wed98°73°5%
- Thu100°75°2%
- Fri99°76°6%
- Sat98°74°18%
- Sun96°70°19%
- Mon98°70°14%
- Tue97°75°9%
- Wed101°70°9%
- Thu97°68°16%
- Fri94°72°20%
- Sat86°69°13%
- Sun91°71°20%
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 — Emerson
SPC has placed Emerson 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 Emerson
- 71740