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McNeil, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McNeil, AR
Friday, June 5 at 12:59 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
McNeil, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcNeil, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 87°
McNeil, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.01″
    84°73°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°70°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    42%
    86°72°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    69%
    91°72°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    21%
    96°72°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    13%
    93°71°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    98°72°+5°
McNeil, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 169°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 16 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 169° from the w.
McNeil, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.21003.41003.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McNeil, AR
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McNeil, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
00:59 UTC ·McNeil, 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
00:59 UTC ·McNeil, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McNeil, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
McNeil, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McNeil, AR
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McNeil, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
3:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
McNeil, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McNeil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 — McNeil

SPC has placed McNeil in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 McNeil

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.