Little Rock, Arkansas Weather
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Little Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:26 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast11%—95°74°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——89°73°-6°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——88°66°-1°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——86°63°-2°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——89°64°+3°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——95°70°+6°
- SundaySep 27Light Drizzle——95°71°0°
Air quality now AQI 32 · Good
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 49 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:28 PM
- Moonset
- 1:47 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Little Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 85°F (high 95°F, low 74°F), 13°F above the 72°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 21 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Little Rock
- Mon96°75°11%
- Tue89°73°4%
- Wed88°65°0%
- Thu86°63°0%
- Fri89°64°0%
- Sat95°70°3%
- Sun95°71°9%
- Mon92°68°18%
- Tue76°69°37%
- Wed89°66°23%
- Thu91°69°10%
- Fri91°70°6%
- Sat85°71°13%
- Sun80°61°23%
- Mon71°52°23%
- Tue72°49°12%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Little Rock
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Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 10) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Little Rock
SPC includes Little Rock 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.
Sun & seasons in Little Rock
Little Rock sits in Pulaski County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 29m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 49m — a swing of +4h 40m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Little Rock is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Little Rock tracks is Fayetteville, roughly 138 miles to the NW.
Air quality in Little Rock
Air quality in Little Rock’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 50). See the full air-quality history for Little Rock.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Little Rock's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~41°F); precipitation crests in April at 5.6 inches and ebbs in September to 3.0 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| February | 45° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| March | 53° | 5.0″ | 8 |
| April | 61° | 5.6″ | 7 |
| May | 70° | 5.1″ | 7 |
| June | 78° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| July | 81° | 3.3″ | 6 |
| August | 81° | 3.2″ | 5 |
| September | 74° | 3.0″ | 4 |
| October | 63° | 4.5″ | 6 |
| November | 51° | 4.7″ | 6 |
| December | 43° | 5.1″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Cammack Village, AR, Sweet Home, AR, College Station, AR
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Little Rock's January averages 41°F and July 81°F — 41°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 50.4 inches over some 71 days.
Little Rock's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: April peaks at 5.6 inches on 6.8 wet days, while September holds 3.0 inches over 4.4 — no season dominates Little Rock's rain calendar. That lines Little Rock up with places like Cammack Village, AR, Sweet Home, AR and College Station, AR, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Little Rock's growing window opens around March 21, once Little Rock's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Little Rock wait about two weeks past Little Rock's last frost, once the soil warms. Little Rock's window closes around November 10 as Little Rock's overnight lows return below freezing. In about half of years, Little Rock's last freeze comes after March 21.
Similar climates: Cammack Village, AR, Sweet Home, AR, College Station, AR, North Little Rock, AR, Shannon Hills, AR.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Little Rock?
- Frost typically leaves Little Rock by March 21 and returns to Little Rock near November 10.
- What is the rainy season in Little Rock?
- Rainfall in Little Rock peaks in April near 5.6 inches, out of about 50 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Little Rock?
- The warmest stretch in Little Rock comes in July, around 81°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Little Rock?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Little Rock, about 41°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Little Rock?
- Little Rock's last frost (March 21) cues hardy greens; in Little Rock, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Little Rock get?
- Little Rock records around 71 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Little Rock?
- Little Rock's USDA zone comes from its January mean (41°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Little Rock?
- Little Rock's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Little Rock?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Little Rock in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Little Rock?
- Current conditions for Little Rock and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Little Rock forecast updated?
- The Little Rock forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Little Rock?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Little Rock are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Little Rock?
- The next few days in Little Rock's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Little Rock sits at 34.7°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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