Star City, Arkansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Star City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain20%0.10″94°73°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle38%—94°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle16%—95°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°72°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—96°75°-4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.81 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 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:24 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Star City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 71667
16-Day Forecast — Star City
- Sun90°69°8%
- Mon94°73°20%
- Tue94°70°38%
- Wed95°68°16%
- Thu100°72°4%
- Fri100°77°6%
- Sat96°75°16%
- Sun98°73°20%
- Mon101°73°13%
- Tue99°76°7%
- Wed100°77°5%
- Thu97°71°17%
- Fri106°73°20%
- Sat102°77°31%
- Sun95°71°17%
- Mon101°71°16%
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 — Star City
SPC has placed Star City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Star City
- 71667