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Arkansas City, Arkansas Weather

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Arkansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Arkansas City, AR
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:25 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Arkansas City, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArkansas City, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 85°
Arkansas City, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    87°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°68°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°64°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    41%
    87°70°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    51%
    88°73°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    47%
    91°73°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    34%
    91°74°
Arkansas City, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · backing 7°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the ene.
Arkansas City, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.11013.31013.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Arkansas City, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Arkansas City, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
44%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.9mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
21:25 UTC ·Arkansas City, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:25 UTC ·Arkansas City, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arkansas City, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arkansas City, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arkansas City, AR
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arkansas City, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:35 AM
Moonset
1:24 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Arkansas City, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Arkansas City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Arkansas City

SPC has placed Arkansas City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Arkansas City

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.