Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Helena-West Helena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—91°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle14%—91°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—93°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——97°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—96°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm18%0.09″95°75°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 12:20 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Helena-West Helena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (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 — Helena-West Helena
- Sun89°73°8%
- Mon91°73°12%
- Tue91°73°14%
- Wed93°72°13%
- Thu97°75°7%
- Fri96°75°11%
- Sat95°75°18%
- Sun92°72°23%
- Mon95°73°16%
- Tue93°76°7%
- Wed97°76°3%
- Thu92°69°12%
- Fri102°71°19%
- Sat95°76°29%
- Sun91°71°13%
- Mon96°70°16%
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 — Helena-West Helena
SPC includes Helena-West Helena in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Helena-West Helena
- 72390
- 72342