Leola, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers69%0.87″89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—90°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers12%—93°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle16%—97°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——100°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—99°77°-1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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).
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
Leola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72084
16-Day Forecast — Leola
- Sat89°72°69%
- Sun90°70°20%
- Mon93°72°12%
- Tue97°71°16%
- Wed99°72°7%
- Thu100°73°6%
- Fri99°77°16%
- Sat97°70°27%
- Sun72°69°23%
- Mon82°67°11%
- Tue90°70°5%
- Wed94°72°21%
- Thu100°74°23%
- Fri99°75°17%
- Sat100°76°13%
- Sun100°75°16%
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 — Leola
SPC has placed Leola 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 Leola
- 72084