Lonoke, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lonoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle13%—90°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle35%0.04″91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—91°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle15%—94°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear23%—99°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—99°76°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lonoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72086
16-Day Forecast — Lonoke
- Sun90°68°13%
- Mon91°72°35%
- Tue91°70°18%
- Wed94°72°15%
- Thu99°74°6%
- Fri99°77°23%
- Sat99°76°23%
- Sun99°73°20%
- Mon101°70°19%
- Tue86°68°6%
- Wed91°68°2%
- Thu97°71°18%
- Fri96°78°23%
- Sat92°73°29%
- Sun91°72°29%
- Mon93°75°23%
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 — Lonoke
SPC has placed Lonoke in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Lonoke
- 72086