Jonesboro, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jonesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.03″81°73°-10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—90°70°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear11%—94°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—95°76°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 4.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jonesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 72401, 72404, 72405
16-Day Forecast — Jonesboro
- Sat91°75°24%
- Sun81°73°21%
- Mon90°70°14%
- Tue88°70°9%
- Wed91°70°8%
- Thu94°73°11%
- Fri95°76°38%
- Sat84°72°38%
- Sun81°66°14%
- Mon82°63°9%
- Tue84°63°9%
- Wed83°66°13%
- Thu84°67°23%
- Fri87°71°23%
- Sat87°71°26%
- Sun74°70°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Jonesboro
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 — Jonesboro
SPC has placed Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro
- 72467
- 72401
- 72404
- 72405
- 72402
- 72403