Mount Ida, Arkansas Weather
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Mount Ida weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle42%—88°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle22%0.03″91°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%—95°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—93°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——91°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°76°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Ida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- 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: 71957
16-Day Forecast — Mount Ida
- Sat93°74°42%
- Sun91°74°22%
- Mon95°71°29%
- Tue93°69°15%
- Wed91°71°8%
- Thu98°72°4%
- Fri98°76°8%
- Sat92°69°18%
- Sun91°67°15%
- Mon89°63°9%
- Tue88°64°7%
- Wed90°62°12%
- Thu90°63°23%
- Fri92°68°24%
- Sat84°68°23%
- Sun76°68°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Mount Ida
SPC has placed Mount Ida in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Mount Ida
- 71957