Central City, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——89°71°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm30%—91°73°+2°
- FridayJun 19Showers65%—85°68°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail41%—87°69°+2°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm59%—90°71°+3°
- MondayJun 22Showers73%0.28″74°67°-16°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle41%0.01″78°66°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:33 AM
- Moonset
- 10:39 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Central City
- Wed89°71°1%
- Thu91°73°30%
- Fri85°68°65%
- Sat87°69°41%
- Sun90°71°59%
- Mon74°67°73%
- Tue78°66°41%
- Wed83°65°37%
- Thu88°62°25%
- Fri93°71°15%
- Sat93°72°15%
- Sun93°72°24%
- Mon83°70°26%
- Tue83°70°26%
- Wed82°64°30%
- Thu85°61°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Central City
SPC has placed Central City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Central City
- 72941