Mountain Home, Arkansas Weather
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Mountain Home weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.02″87°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%—93°69°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—95°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—97°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear10%—102°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—98°78°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mountain Home at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72653
16-Day Forecast — Mountain Home
- Sat91°71°6%
- Sun87°70°33%
- Mon93°69°35%
- Tue95°67°11%
- Wed97°73°10%
- Thu102°70°10%
- Fri98°78°27%
- Sat79°70°22%
- Sun86°62°10%
- Mon87°59°6%
- Tue90°60°4%
- Wed89°62°7%
- Thu92°62°26%
- Fri92°71°26%
- Sat90°69°23%
- Sun83°67°28%
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 — Mountain Home
SPC has placed Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home
- 72653
- 72654