Jerome, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jerome weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle23%0.04″95°74°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle42%—91°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle19%—92°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—92°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers10%—93°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——96°76°+3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71 — 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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jerome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Jerome
- Sat94°75°41%
- Sun95°75°23%
- Mon91°72°42%
- Tue92°73°19%
- Wed92°74°12%
- Thu93°73°10%
- Fri96°76°7%
- Sat94°70°19%
- Sun87°70°20%
- Mon85°64°14%
- Tue85°63°13%
- Wed85°67°17%
- Thu85°67°29%
- Fri91°72°35%
- Sat84°72°23%
- Sun78°70°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Jerome
SPC has placed Jerome in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Jerome
- 71638