Ozark, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ozark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast42%—94°70°—
- MondayJul 6Showers25%0.10″96°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—91°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——97°72°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—98°75°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—98°75°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 45 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ozark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72949
16-Day Forecast — Ozark
- Sun94°70°42%
- Mon96°74°25%
- Tue91°70°16%
- Wed97°72°2%
- Thu100°72°4%
- Fri98°75°14%
- Sat98°75°24%
- Sun98°71°14%
- Mon103°72°9%
- Tue94°72°5%
- Wed100°70°3%
- Thu103°72°13%
- Fri102°77°19%
- Sat92°77°23%
- Sun99°73°29%
- Mon98°73°13%
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 — Ozark
SPC has placed Ozark in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Ozark
- 72949
- 72820