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Clinton, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clinton, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 8:17 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Clinton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 80°
Clinton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.04″
    83°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°67°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    83°69°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    75%
    85°69°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    93°70°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    92°73°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    16%
    93°73°+1°
Clinton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 109°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clinton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.2
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.2
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3997.2997.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Clinton, AR
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Clinton, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.4mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
20:17 UTC ·Clinton, 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
20:17 UTC ·Clinton, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Clinton, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Clinton, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:26 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Clinton, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 4, 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 — Clinton

SPC has placed Clinton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Clinton

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.