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 Drizzle31%0.02″93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—96°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—97°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle—0.04″96°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——99°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy15%—99°74°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Emerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Emerson
- Sun93°71°31%
- Mon96°76°15%
- Tue97°71°18%
- Wed96°70°8%
- Thu99°73°4%
- Fri99°76°4%
- Sat99°74°15%
- Sun95°71°14%
- Mon102°72°12%
- Tue101°75°8%
- Wed109°72°5%
- Thu114°76°13%
- Fri114°77°19%
- Sat96°76°20%
- Sun100°75°26%
- Mon101°72°13%
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 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 Emerson
- 71740