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Arkadelphia, Arkansas Weather

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

Arkadelphia, AR
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:16 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Arkadelphia, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArkadelphia, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 69°H 82°
Arkadelphia, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    22%
    83°69°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    90°67°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    87°70°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.03″
    89°72°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    48%
    96°71°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    95°72°-1°
Arkadelphia, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 43°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arkadelphia, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51007.01007.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Arkadelphia, AR
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Arkadelphia, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.0mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
23:16 UTC ·Arkadelphia, 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
23:16 UTC ·Arkadelphia, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arkadelphia, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arkadelphia, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arkadelphia, AR
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arkadelphia, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:44 AM
Moonset
1:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Arkadelphia, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Arkadelphia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 — Arkadelphia

SPC has placed Arkadelphia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Arkadelphia

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.