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Mountainburg, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mountainburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mountainburg, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 10:32 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
79%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Mountainburg, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMountainburg, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 70°H 90°
Mountainburg, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    93°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    28%
    0.22″
    90°70°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.06″
    94°72°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°70°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    94°72°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    96°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    94°75°-2°
Mountainburg, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · backing 176°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 176° from the wnw.
Mountainburg, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.9
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.9
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9985.9988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mountainburg, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Mountainburg, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
39%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:32 UTC · Mountainburg, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:32 UTC · Mountainburg, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mountainburg, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mountainburg, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mountainburg, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mountainburg, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mountainburg, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mountainburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 72946

16-Day Forecast — Mountainburg

  1. Sat93°76°8%
  2. Sun90°73°28%
  3. Mon94°72°13%
  4. Tue93°70°7%
  5. Wed94°72°2%
  6. Thu96°71°7%
  7. Fri94°75°16%
  8. Sat93°67°30%
  9. Sun80°67°18%
  10. Mon86°64°6%
  11. Tue88°67°4%
  12. Wed92°71°7%
  13. Thu96°73°11%
  14. Fri96°73°10%
  15. Sat96°73°14%
  16. Sun96°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 — Mountainburg

SPC has placed Mountainburg 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 Mountainburg

  • 72946

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.