Cotter, Arkansas Weather
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Cotter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast17%—85°64°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle13%—86°66°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle18%—82°67°-4°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle63%—87°69°+5°
- MondayJun 8Showers62%—89°70°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle36%—94°71°+5°
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Cotter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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 — Cotter
SPC has placed Cotter 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.