Strong, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Strong weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain34%0.15″93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain20%0.09″95°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—93°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm25%—96°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers11%—94°72°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°76°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Strong at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71765
16-Day Forecast — Strong
- Sat93°75°34%
- Sun95°73°20%
- Mon93°72°25%
- Tue96°72°25%
- Wed94°72°11%
- Thu97°75°9%
- Fri98°76°5%
- Sat98°70°15%
- Sun94°70°16%
- Mon89°64°16%
- Tue89°63°15%
- Wed87°65°16%
- Thu88°67°24%
- Fri92°70°30%
- Sat91°68°16%
- Sun76°72°16%
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 — Strong
SPC has placed Strong in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Strong
- 71765