Shirley, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shirley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—90°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers13%0.21″92°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle14%—96°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——99°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers28%0.15″91°70°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle25%—90°71°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shirley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72153
15-Day Forecast — Shirley
- Sun90°69°17%
- Mon92°72°13%
- Tue96°69°14%
- Wed99°72°5%
- Thu102°73°7%
- Fri91°70°28%
- Sat90°71°25%
- Sun93°70°15%
- Mon95°72°8%
- Tue98°73°4%
- Wed97°70°7%
- Thu95°69°17%
- Fri97°66°13%
- Sat90°66°13%
- Sun91°71°16%
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 — Shirley
SPC includes Shirley 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 Shirley
- 72153