Urbana, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Urbana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle13%0.01″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—93°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%0.02″93°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——94°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——98°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——99°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—99°71°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Urbana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — Urbana
- Sun91°71°13%
- Mon93°74°11%
- Tue93°72°25%
- Wed94°73°5%
- Thu98°71°5%
- Fri99°75°6%
- Sat99°71°22%
- Sun82°69°24%
- Mon81°69°16%
- Tue90°70°8%
- Wed95°72°12%
- Thu96°77°16%
- Fri95°75°20%
- Sat99°75°16%
- Sun99°73°19%
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 — Urbana
SPC has placed Urbana 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 Urbana
- 71730