Hope, Arkansas Weather
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Hope weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——88°72°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast34%—87°71°-1°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle——90°68°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle42%—86°69°-4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers66%—92°72°+6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast49%—95°71°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast33%—93°73°-2°
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Hope at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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 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 — Hope
SPC has placed Hope 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.