Little Rock, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy15%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—85°66°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle28%—88°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%—78°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—80°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°61°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51243
16-Day Forecast — Little Rock
- Sat84°67°15%
- Sun85°66°27%
- Mon85°66°4%
- Tue88°67°28%
- Wed78°66°37%
- Thu80°60°33%
- Fri78°61°7%
- Sat78°59°13%
- Sun79°60°7%
- Mon82°60°4%
- Tue86°61°2%
- Wed89°65°7%
- Thu89°67°13%
- Fri85°61°20%
- Sat73°58°13%
- Sun80°57°14%
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 — Little Rock
SPC has placed Little Rock in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Little Rock
- 51243