Ozone, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ozone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—85°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain41%0.25″86°66°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—87°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—88°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——94°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—87°72°-7°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ozone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 72854
16-Day Forecast — Ozone
- Sat85°71°19%
- Sun86°66°41%
- Mon87°69°22%
- Tue88°68°14%
- Wed91°67°7%
- Thu94°67°7%
- Fri87°72°23%
- Sat89°65°28%
- Sun84°60°12%
- Mon83°58°6%
- Tue80°60°5%
- Wed84°61°13%
- Thu84°60°25%
- Fri84°65°30%
- Sat83°64°20%
- Sun79°64°21%
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 — Ozone
SPC has placed Ozone 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 Ozone
- 72854
- 72830