Mount Pleasant, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Pleasant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle21%—92°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—94°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°73°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—103°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—92°74°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—97°70°+5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
Mount Pleasant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 72561
15-Day Forecast — Mount Pleasant
- Sun90°70°18%
- Mon92°70°21%
- Tue94°68°11%
- Wed101°73°4%
- Thu103°78°10%
- Fri92°74°29%
- Sat97°70°29%
- Sun94°69°13%
- Mon88°72°5%
- Tue101°73°3%
- Wed97°69°7%
- Thu96°67°11%
- Fri96°68°23%
- Sat88°67°14%
- Sun92°72°26%
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 — Mount Pleasant
SPC includes Mount Pleasant in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Mount Pleasant
- 72561