Victoria, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Victoria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.42″90°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—88°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—92°78°-2°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Victoria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Victoria
- Sat93°73°30%
- Sun90°74°24%
- Mon88°72°25%
- Tue89°71°8%
- Wed93°71°7%
- Thu94°74°9%
- Fri92°78°41%
- Sat92°70°41%
- Sun74°68°29%
- Mon83°66°9%
- Tue87°70°4%
- Wed91°73°9%
- Thu93°75°13%
- Fri93°75°24%
- Sat93°76°29%
- Sun93°77°35%
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 — Victoria
SPC has placed Victoria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Victoria
- 72315