Wilmar, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wilmar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——88°72°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°72°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail33%—90°74°-2°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm50%—85°74°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm19%—89°69°+4°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy21%—99°74°+10°
- MondayJun 22Overcast19%—96°75°-3°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 7:15 AM
- Moonset
- 9:32 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Wilmar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Wilmar
- Tue89°72°9%
- Wed92°72°4%
- Thu90°74°33%
- Fri85°74°50%
- Sat89°69°19%
- Sun99°74°21%
- Mon96°75°19%
- Tue86°71°30%
- Wed86°70°25%
- Thu94°70°20%
- Fri94°74°12%
- Sat97°73°24%
- Sun96°72°19%
- Mon98°74°23%
- Tue98°75°17%
- Wed100°77°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Wilmar
SPC has placed Wilmar in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Wilmar
- 71675