Reader, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Reader weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers54%0.67″92°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—95°74°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle22%—98°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers13%—95°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers——95°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——99°77°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Reader at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Reader
- Sat92°76°54%
- Sun95°74°15%
- Mon98°72°22%
- Tue95°71°13%
- Wed95°71°8%
- Thu99°72°2%
- Fri99°77°7%
- Sat102°68°13%
- Sun93°68°12%
- Mon90°64°11%
- Tue90°64°7%
- Wed93°64°14%
- Thu92°66°23%
- Fri95°70°19%
- Sat90°71°26%
- Sun78°68°17%
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 — Reader
SPC has placed Reader 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 Reader
- 71857
- 71726