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Little Rock, Oklahoma Weather

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

Little Rock, OK
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Little Rock, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle Rock, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 69°H 82°
Little Rock, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.49″
    84°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    24%
    83°69°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    11%
    82°69°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.05″
    76°69°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    74%
    85°68°+9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    90°70°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    93°74°+3°
Little Rock, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 62°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Little Rock, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2984.9985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Little Rock, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Hazardous
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Little Rock, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.3mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
22:03 UTC ·Little Rock, OK · 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
22:03 UTC ·Little Rock, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Little Rock, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little Rock, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little Rock, OK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Little Rock, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:58 AM
Moonset
1:33 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Little Rock, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Little Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 3, 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 — Little Rock

SPC has placed Little Rock in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Little Rock

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.