Lake City, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain23%0.06″86°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—89°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear11%—94°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—95°77°+1°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 code: 72437
16-Day Forecast — Lake City
- Sat92°75°17%
- Sun86°74°23%
- Mon89°70°14%
- Tue88°71°9%
- Wed91°69°8%
- Thu94°73°11%
- Fri95°77°41%
- Sat81°73°41%
- Sun81°66°14%
- Mon81°63°7%
- Tue84°63°7%
- Wed85°68°13%
- Thu84°67°23%
- Fri87°71°23%
- Sat87°72°26%
- Sun76°71°26%
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 — Lake City
SPC has placed Lake 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 Lake City
- 72437