Newark, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—90°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—98°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy35%—99°77°+1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
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 37 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 72562
16-Day Forecast — Newark
- Sun90°71°16%
- Mon90°73°15%
- Tue90°70°22%
- Wed93°74°3%
- Thu98°74°3%
- Fri98°77°29%
- Sat99°77°35%
- Sun99°74°22%
- Mon104°74°10%
- Tue86°65°4%
- Wed83°65°6%
- Thu93°68°24%
- Fri95°74°30%
- Sat91°71°32%
- Sun91°71°30%
- Mon92°70°30%
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 — Newark
SPC includes Newark in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Newark
- 72562