Fountain Lake, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fountain Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain32%0.72″94°72°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—97°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—97°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear14%—99°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy16%—99°73°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 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 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Fountain Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Fountain Lake
- Sun89°69°7%
- Mon94°72°32%
- Tue97°69°37%
- Wed97°71°16%
- Thu100°71°5%
- Fri99°72°14%
- Sat99°73°16%
- Sun96°73°17%
- Mon103°72°17%
- Tue101°76°6%
- Wed102°77°4%
- Thu98°69°13%
- Fri105°72°21%
- Sat98°76°26%
- Sun96°69°19%
- Mon103°70°26%
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 — Fountain Lake
SPC has placed Fountain Lake 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 Fountain Lake
- 71901