Midland, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Midland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.04″87°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast—0.04″93°70°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy11%—98°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—98°77°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.0 µg/m³.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Midland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72945
16-Day Forecast — Midland
- Sat93°76°5%
- Sun87°71°23%
- Mon93°70°8%
- Tue97°69°8%
- Wed98°72°11%
- Thu99°72°7%
- Fri98°77°16%
- Sat94°69°24%
- Sun79°69°13%
- Mon86°64°6%
- Tue89°67°7%
- Wed96°72°4%
- Thu99°74°14%
- Fri98°74°13%
- Sat99°75°6%
- Sun99°73°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 — Midland
SPC has placed Midland 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 Midland
- 72945