Horatio, Arkansas Weather
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Horatio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Showers46%2.5″78°72°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast19%—82°70°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers52%0.01″84°71°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers70%—88°70°+4°
- MondayJun 8Showers50%—94°71°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——95°73°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——97°72°+2°
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Horatio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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 4, 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 — Horatio
SPC has placed Horatio 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.