Mena, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle34%—87°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain29%0.23″88°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers34%0.09″91°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—92°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—95°74°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71953
16-Day Forecast — Mena
- Sat87°73°34%
- Sun88°68°29%
- Mon91°70°34%
- Tue92°68°18%
- Wed94°69°5%
- Thu95°69°3%
- Fri95°74°14%
- Sat95°66°34%
- Sun71°66°17%
- Mon85°64°8%
- Tue87°66°4%
- Wed96°69°11%
- Thu96°71°13%
- Fri95°71°16%
- Sat95°70°6%
- Sun95°70°22%
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 — Mena
SPC has placed Mena in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Mena
- 71953