Parkdale, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parkdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers39%0.17″92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.01″90°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle19%—93°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—92°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle12%—91°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——92°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°76°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Parkdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71661
16-Day Forecast — Parkdale
- Sat92°74°39%
- Sun91°71°27%
- Mon93°75°19%
- Tue92°73°26%
- Wed91°74°12%
- Thu92°74°5%
- Fri95°76°8%
- Sat93°71°27%
- Sun84°70°31%
- Mon77°71°19%
- Tue88°71°11%
- Wed91°73°14%
- Thu93°77°26%
- Fri92°75°16%
- Sat93°74°19%
- Sun94°73°23%
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 — Parkdale
SPC has placed Parkdale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Parkdale
- 71661