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Arkansas City, Arkansas Weather

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

Arkansas City, AR
Friday, June 5 at 7:09 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Arkansas City, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArkansas City, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 87°
Arkansas City, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°67°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    83°72°-4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    60%
    90°73°+7°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    31%
    91°74°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    15%
    94°73°+3°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    11%
    95°75°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Partly Cloudy
    95°76°
Arkansas City, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
134° · veering 8°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the se.
Arkansas City, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.01011.21012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Arkansas City, AR
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Arkansas City, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.8mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
07:09 UTC ·Arkansas City, 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
07:09 UTC ·Arkansas City, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arkansas City, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arkansas City, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arkansas City, AR
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arkansas City, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:50 AM
Moonset
3:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Arkansas City, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Arkansas City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 5, 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 — Arkansas City

SPC has placed Arkansas City 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 Arkansas City

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.