Kingston, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kingston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast36%—87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%—88°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—92°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——96°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—94°77°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—95°75°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.90 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 12:32 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Kingston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 72742
16-Day Forecast — Kingston
- Sun87°67°36%
- Mon86°70°14%
- Tue88°70°26%
- Wed92°68°12%
- Thu96°71°9%
- Fri94°77°25%
- Sat95°75°25%
- Sun92°73°15%
- Mon96°73°8%
- Tue96°73°4%
- Wed98°75°5%
- Thu93°69°13%
- Fri101°71°29%
- Sat88°67°30%
- Sun91°65°19%
- Mon98°67°14%
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 — Kingston
SPC includes Kingston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Kingston
- 72742
- 72740