Ola, Arkansas Weather
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Ola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle27%0.02″84°67°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast13%—84°70°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle41%—88°71°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers69%—88°69°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers53%—96°70°+8°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy17%—98°73°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle14%—99°72°+1°
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 41 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Ola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (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 — Ola
SPC has placed Ola 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.