Newark, Arkansas Weather
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Newark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——80°64°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast12%—86°66°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm12%0.01″92°70°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm56%0.04″86°72°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast51%—81°68°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—85°65°+4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm30%—93°71°+8°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
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 38 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
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
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:35 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Newark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Newark
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue86°66°12%
- Wed92°70°12%
- Thu86°72°56%
- Fri81°68°51%
- Sat85°65°15%
- Sun93°71°30%
- Mon82°70°48%
- Tue71°66°39%
- Wed83°63°29%
- Thu89°72°28%
- Fri91°72°34%
- Sat93°75°27%
- Sun95°74°23%
- Mon97°77°26%
- Tue96°75°29%
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 — Newark
SPC has placed Newark 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 Newark
- 72562