Osceola, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Osceola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers23%0.14″90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—88°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—89°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear12%—94°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—93°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm42%—90°70°-3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Osceola 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: 72370
15-Day Forecast — Osceola
- Sun90°73°23%
- Mon88°72°24%
- Tue89°70°10%
- Wed92°70°7%
- Thu94°74°12%
- Fri93°78°42%
- Sat90°70°42%
- Sun73°68°31%
- Mon83°66°9%
- Tue87°70°4%
- Wed91°73°10%
- Thu93°74°19%
- Fri93°74°18%
- Sat93°76°23%
- Sun93°77°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 — Osceola
SPC has placed Osceola 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 Osceola
- 72370