Wooster, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wooster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle——91°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—95°73°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—92°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——96°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—102°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%0.01″100°76°-2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wooster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 72181
16-Day Forecast — Wooster
- Sun91°70°5%
- Mon95°73°15%
- Tue92°68°11%
- Wed96°71°2%
- Thu102°73°2%
- Fri102°76°14%
- Sat100°76°19%
- Sun103°73°15%
- Mon104°70°10%
- Tue93°68°4%
- Wed96°68°6%
- Thu99°71°10%
- Fri98°75°20%
- Sat97°73°23%
- Sun97°73°26%
- Mon98°75°23%
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 — Wooster
SPC has placed Wooster in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Wooster
- 72058