Dierks, Arkansas Weather
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Dierks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle16%0.01″82°73°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast10%—88°72°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——93°72°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle36%0.02″90°72°-3°
- FridayJun 19Showers50%—84°69°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail21%—90°66°+6°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail25%—91°71°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 8:40 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Dierks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Dierks
- Mon82°73°16%
- Tue88°72°10%
- Wed93°72°1%
- Thu90°72°36%
- Fri84°69°50%
- Sat90°66°21%
- Sun91°71°25%
- Mon94°73°34%
- Tue85°71°36%
- Wed86°71°34%
- Thu89°72°25%
- Fri95°72°35%
- Sat95°71°25%
- Sun95°71°14%
- Mon97°73°23%
- Tue99°73°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Dierks
SPC has placed Dierks in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Dierks
- 71833