Perla, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Perla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers65%1.4″90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—92°70°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle17%—96°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——96°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——96°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—99°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear11%—99°75°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Perla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Perla
- Sat90°72°65%
- Sun92°70°22%
- Mon96°71°17%
- Tue96°71°9%
- Wed96°71°9%
- Thu99°72°10%
- Fri99°75°11%
- Sat96°69°18%
- Sun91°67°13%
- Mon89°63°11%
- Tue89°63°11%
- Wed91°64°10%
- Thu88°65°26%
- Fri92°70°23%
- Sat80°71°24%
- Sun75°68°24%
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 — Perla
SPC has placed Perla 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 Perla
- 72104