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Little Rock, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Little Rock, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 10:33 PM
73
°
Heavy Showers
Feels like
75°
Humidity
87%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Little Rock, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle Rock, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 88°
Little Rock, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    2.5″
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    63%
    88°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    90°72°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    95°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    96°74°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    94°71°-2°
Little Rock, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · veering 58°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 38 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 383SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the sw.
Little Rock, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.7
+3.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.7
mb
3h
+3.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.5979.2982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Little Rock, OK
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Little Rock, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
2.7mi
MIST/HAZE
86 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:33 UTC · Little Rock, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:33 UTC · Little Rock, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Little Rock, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little Rock, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little Rock, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Little Rock, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Little Rock, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Little Rock

  1. Sat93°74°58%
  2. Sun88°72°63%
  3. Mon90°72°2%
  4. Tue93°69°3%
  5. Wed95°72°2%
  6. Thu96°74°7%
  7. Fri94°71°23%
  8. Sat90°70°19%
  9. Sun80°68°12%
  10. Mon87°63°3%
  11. Tue89°66°2%
  12. Wed95°70°6%
  13. Thu97°76°10%
  14. Fri97°76°10%
  15. Sat95°77°10%
  16. Sun99°77°26%

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 Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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

  • 74352
  • 74365
  • 74364

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.