McGehee, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGehee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%0.02″95°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers45%1.8″93°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers22%—93°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle——95°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——95°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—95°75°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.
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.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 12:22 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
McGehee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 71654
16-Day Forecast — McGehee
- Sun91°71°7%
- Mon95°74°20%
- Tue93°72°45%
- Wed93°70°22%
- Thu95°73°5%
- Fri95°76°5%
- Sat95°75°25%
- Sun95°73°31%
- Mon99°74°20%
- Tue96°77°6%
- Wed100°78°7%
- Thu95°70°17%
- Fri104°74°19%
- Sat101°80°13%
- Sun94°73°17%
- Mon99°72°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — McGehee
SPC has placed McGehee 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 McGehee
- 71654