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Princeton, Arkansas Weather

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

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

Princeton, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 4:14 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Princeton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrinceton, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 87°
Princeton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    88°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    87°69°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°69°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    85°70°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    89°71°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    97°72°+8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    98°74°+1°
Princeton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 36°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 7:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the e.
Princeton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.41008.41009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Princeton, AR
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Princeton, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
04:14 UTC ·Princeton, 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
04:14 UTC ·Princeton, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Princeton, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Princeton, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Princeton, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Princeton, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
2:30 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Princeton, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Princeton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 — Princeton

SPC has placed Princeton 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 Princeton

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.