Alpena, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Partly Cloudy14%—84°61°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear13%—85°69°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm49%0.59″83°65°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers49%—78°64°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm31%—84°62°+6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm40%—89°69°+5°
- MondayJun 22Light Showers58%0.40″78°66°-11°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 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 39 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:12 AM
- Moonset
- 9:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Alpena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Alpena
- Tue84°61°14%
- Wed85°69°13%
- Thu83°65°49%
- Fri78°64°49%
- Sat84°62°31%
- Sun89°69°40%
- Mon78°66°58%
- Tue78°65°38%
- Wed79°68°35%
- Thu87°69°27%
- Fri89°73°17%
- Sat90°73°26%
- Sun89°73°32%
- Mon91°71°16%
- Tue93°72°19%
- Wed93°74°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Alpena
SPC has placed Alpena in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Alpena
- 72611