Barling, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm——86°68°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——87°71°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm34%—91°73°+4°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Showers63%0.40″77°69°-14°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail43%—87°66°+10°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail53%—91°75°+4°
- MondayJun 22T-storm w/ Hail65%—83°70°-8°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.90 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 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 8:33 AM
- Moonset
- 10:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Barling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Barling
- Tue86°68°5%
- Wed87°71°2%
- Thu91°73°34%
- Fri77°69°63%
- Sat87°66°43%
- Sun91°75°53%
- Mon83°70°65%
- Tue78°70°43%
- Wed85°67°38%
- Thu91°65°25%
- Fri94°70°14%
- Sat93°72°18%
- Sun95°71°23%
- Mon95°72°30%
- Tue93°71°29%
- Wed93°72°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 — Barling
SPC has placed Barling 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 Barling
- 72923
- 72941