Monroe, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—91°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle40%—88°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—93°72°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——97°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——97°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle28%—98°75°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 12:22 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 72108
16-Day Forecast — Monroe
- Sun88°72°14%
- Mon91°72°14%
- Tue88°71°40%
- Wed93°72°28%
- Thu97°74°7%
- Fri97°76°7%
- Sat98°75°28%
- Sun95°72°30%
- Mon96°73°20%
- Tue91°76°4%
- Wed94°77°5%
- Thu87°69°14%
- Fri102°71°20%
- Sat93°76°20%
- Sun90°71°16%
- Mon97°71°16%
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 — Monroe
SPC has placed Monroe 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 Monroe
- 72108
- 72021