Lexa, Arkansas Weather
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Lexa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——85°68°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle13%0.02″85°71°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°72°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain62%0.15″87°72°-5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle68%—85°70°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—89°65°+4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle30%—92°74°+3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 8:28 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Lexa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Lexa
- Mon85°68°5%
- Tue85°71°13%
- Wed92°72°6%
- Thu87°72°62%
- Fri85°70°68%
- Sat89°65°15%
- Sun92°74°30%
- Mon92°76°46%
- Tue90°74°44%
- Wed79°72°21%
- Thu92°73°15%
- Fri98°76°42%
- Sat99°76°26%
- Sun95°74°31%
- Mon96°73°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Lexa
SPC has placed Lexa in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lexa
- 72355