Little Rock, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 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 5Light Rain25%0.08″85°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm28%—89°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle37%—80°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—76°61°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°61°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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°63°25%
- Mon86°66°4%
- Tue89°69°28%
- Wed80°65°37%
- Thu76°61°33%
- Fri83°61°7%
- Sat75°63°13%
- Sun81°61°7%
- Mon90°66°4%
- Tue85°69°2%
- Wed84°66°7%
- Thu102°74°13%
- Fri88°72°20%
- Sat89°62°13%
- Sun85°60°14%
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 — 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