Junction City, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junction City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle32%—91°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain41%0.27″94°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%—98°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—99°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—99°75°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Junction City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71749
16-Day Forecast — Junction City
- Sun91°71°32%
- Mon94°74°41%
- Tue98°71°41%
- Wed99°71°10%
- Thu99°75°5%
- Fri100°76°4%
- Sat99°75°15%
- Sun94°70°17%
- Mon100°70°18%
- Tue103°74°8%
- Wed105°76°6%
- Thu105°77°12%
- Fri106°77°29%
- Sat106°80°13%
- Sun101°78°19%
- Mon103°78°26%
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 — Junction City
SPC has placed Junction City 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 Junction City
- 71749