Salado, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—87°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—90°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—89°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——93°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——99°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—100°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast33%—100°76°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 12:24 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Salado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Salado
- Sun87°70°11%
- Mon90°70°16%
- Tue89°72°22%
- Wed93°70°9%
- Thu99°73°4%
- Fri100°74°20%
- Sat100°76°33%
- Sun97°72°15%
- Mon99°74°9%
- Tue96°74°5%
- Wed93°73°4%
- Thu87°66°24%
- Fri104°67°30%
- Sat92°74°32%
- Sun95°68°30%
- Mon96°69°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Salado
SPC includes Salado in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Salado
- 72501
- 72575