Palestine, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palestine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers37%0.22″93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—91°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—91°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear10%—95°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—96°76°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Palestine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72372
16-Day Forecast — Palestine
- Sat93°75°37%
- Sun91°71°19%
- Mon91°71°20%
- Tue90°72°7%
- Wed92°70°8%
- Thu95°75°10%
- Fri96°76°25%
- Sat85°70°25%
- Sun83°67°22%
- Mon83°63°12%
- Tue85°63°9%
- Wed86°66°10%
- Thu85°69°26%
- Fri89°71°24%
- Sat83°72°30%
- Sun77°70°22%
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 — Palestine
SPC has placed Palestine 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 Palestine
- 72372