Paragould, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paragould weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain19%0.92″90°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—89°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——90°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——92°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—94°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″88°76°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paragould at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72450
16-Day Forecast — Paragould
- Sat92°75°25%
- Sun91°71°19%
- Mon89°72°22%
- Tue90°71°9%
- Wed92°72°4%
- Thu94°74°11%
- Fri88°76°35%
- Sat91°70°35%
- Sun76°69°21%
- Mon84°65°7%
- Tue87°70°3%
- Wed92°73°9%
- Thu93°75°14%
- Fri93°75°22%
- Sat93°76°30%
- Sun94°77°39%
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 — Paragould
SPC has placed Paragould 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 Paragould
- 72450
- 72451