Ponca, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle10%0.04″88°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain31%0.13″86°68°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—90°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%0.01″91°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——94°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——96°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—92°78°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ponca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 72670
16-Day Forecast — Ponca
- Sat89°74°10%
- Sun86°68°31%
- Mon90°71°14%
- Tue91°69°20%
- Wed94°70°8%
- Thu96°69°8%
- Fri92°78°25%
- Sat84°67°31%
- Sun85°62°10%
- Mon86°59°7%
- Tue83°61°7%
- Wed87°64°15%
- Thu87°62°26%
- Fri87°67°21%
- Sat88°67°19%
- Sun80°67°23%
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 — Ponca
SPC has placed Ponca 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 Ponca
- 72670