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Salado, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Salado, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 10:08 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
78%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Salado, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalado, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 89°
Salado, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    89°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    89°72°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    24%
    92°68°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°70°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    100°76°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    99°76°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    37%
    0.20″
    97°69°-2°
Salado, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 128°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 82SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Salado, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3997.3999.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Salado, AR
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 9 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5
Salado, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
38 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Salado, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Salado, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Salado, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salado, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salado, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salado, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salado, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salado at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Salado

  1. Sun90°70°16%
  2. Mon89°72°24%
  3. Tue92°68°24%
  4. Wed97°70°4%
  5. Thu100°76°3%
  6. Fri99°76°23%
  7. Sat97°69°37%
  8. Sun99°69°23%
  9. Mon97°70°11%
  10. Tue102°74°4%
  11. Wed106°75°6%
  12. Thu93°72°17%
  13. Fri93°70°20%
  14. Sat99°73°24%
  15. Sun102°81°19%
  16. Mon100°79°27%

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 — Salado

SPC includes Salado in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.