Mount Vernon, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Vernon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain31%0.14″89°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle32%—91°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—91°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy13%—99°73°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle14%0.01″100°75°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 72111
16-Day Forecast — Mount Vernon
- Sat93°76°24%
- Sun89°73°31%
- Mon91°72°32%
- Tue91°72°26%
- Wed92°71°8%
- Thu99°73°13%
- Fri100°75°14%
- Sat87°69°17%
- Sun87°66°11%
- Mon85°62°8%
- Tue84°63°6%
- Wed86°65°14%
- Thu89°66°19%
- Fri90°72°19%
- Sat89°72°29%
- Sun78°69°22%
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 Vernon
SPC has placed Mount Vernon 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 Vernon
- 72111