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Okolona, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Okolona, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 8:04 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
66%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Okolona, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOkolona, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 85°
Okolona, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    85°71°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    87°70°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    42%
    91°71°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    92°70°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    96°71°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    16%
    94°74°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    95°75°+1°
Okolona, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 60°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the sse.
Okolona, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.21001.11001.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Okolona, AR
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
20:04 UTC ·Okolona, 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
20:04 UTC ·Okolona, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Okolona, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Okolona, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Okolona, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Okolona, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:25 AM
Moonset
2:33 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Okolona, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Okolona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • 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 — Okolona

SPC has placed Okolona 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 Okolona

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.