McDougal, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDougal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers24%0.38″89°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—87°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—87°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—91°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy13%—95°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—93°77°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDougal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72441
16-Day Forecast — McDougal
- Sat93°74°19%
- Sun89°71°24%
- Mon87°71°40%
- Tue87°69°27%
- Wed91°68°12%
- Thu95°72°13%
- Fri93°77°34%
- Sat82°73°34%
- Sun81°64°13%
- Mon81°62°7%
- Tue84°63°9%
- Wed84°64°13%
- Thu86°66°19%
- Fri88°71°29%
- Sat83°70°20%
- Sun79°70°28%
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 — McDougal
SPC has placed McDougal 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 McDougal
- 72456
- 72441
- 72422