Salado, Arkansas Weather
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Salado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast24%—94°70°—
- SundayJun 14Rain32%0.36″83°69°-11°
- MondayJun 15Rain—0.15″73°61°-10°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——84°59°+11°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——94°69°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm38%—88°73°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers47%0.19″77°68°-11°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Salado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Salado
- Sat92°71°24%
- Sun83°69°32%
- Mon73°61°6%
- Tue84°59°2%
- Wed94°69°5%
- Thu88°73°38%
- Fri77°68°47%
- Sat78°66°29%
- Sun84°68°36%
- Mon78°71°39%
- Tue90°70°24%
- Wed94°74°45%
- Thu98°76°35%
- Fri86°72°29%
- Sat83°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Salado
SPC has placed Salado in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Salado
- 72501
- 72575