Melbourne, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melbourne weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers22%0.35″84°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain19%0.34″89°71°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—95°68°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°72°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—103°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—91°73°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle24%—97°69°+6°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Melbourne at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72556
15-Day Forecast — Melbourne
- Sun84°71°22%
- Mon89°71°19%
- Tue95°68°14%
- Wed101°72°6%
- Thu103°78°12%
- Fri91°73°33%
- Sat97°69°24%
- Sun95°69°14%
- Mon92°72°7%
- Tue101°72°3%
- Wed99°69°8%
- Thu97°68°15%
- Fri97°67°20%
- Sat91°67°14%
- Sun94°71°17%
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 — Melbourne
SPC includes Melbourne 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. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Melbourne
- 72556