Wheatley, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheatley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Clear——84°65°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——90°68°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm42%—91°74°+1°
- FridayJun 19Showers47%—80°70°-11°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle39%—86°68°+6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm38%—93°74°+7°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle54%—84°70°-9°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 8:20 AM
- Moonset
- 10:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Wheatley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Wheatley
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed90°67°5%
- Thu91°74°42%
- Fri80°70°47%
- Sat86°68°39%
- Sun93°74°38%
- Mon84°70°54%
- Tue88°72°38%
- Wed84°70°29%
- Thu89°69°22%
- Fri93°72°17%
- Sat93°75°31%
- Sun89°75°35%
- Mon92°73°34%
- Tue93°75°40%
- Wed88°73°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Wheatley
SPC has placed Wheatley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Wheatley
- 72392