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Prairie County, Arkansas, United States

Last updated: 1:55 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
34°C
Feels like 39°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
10 mph SW
Humidity
52%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.73 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
9.7
Cloud Cover
2%
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Prairie County is currently clear at 34°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2650 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:00AM · Sunset: 8:22PM.

53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
34°
3%
2 PM
35°
8%
3 PM
36°
8%
4 PM
34°
8%
5 PM
34°
8%
6 PM
33°
8%
7 PM
31°
8%
8 PM
30°
8%
9 PM
29°
8%
10 PM
28°
5%
11 PM
27°
5%
12 AM
27°
5%
1 AM
26°
9%
2 AM
26°
9%
3 AM
26°
9%
4 AM
26°
17%
5 AM
24°
27%
6 AM
24°
31%
7 AM
24°
31%
8 AM
25°
19%
9 AM
27°
20%
10 AM
28°
20%
11 AM
29°
24%
12 PM
30°
24%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 23°
Clear.
Fri
36° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 31% chance of rain.
Sat
36° 22°
Clear with a 74% chance of rain.
Sun
34° 24°
Mostly Cloudy with a 71% chance of rain.
Mon
31° 21°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Tue
32° 21°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Wed
32° 21°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 34° Clear 3% 10 mph SW 52%
2 PM 35° Clear 8% 11 mph SSW 50%
3 PM 36° Clear 8% 12 mph SSW 48%
4 PM 34° Clear 8% 11 mph SSW 50%
5 PM 34° Clear 8% 9 mph SSW 54%
6 PM 33° Clear 8% 8 mph SW 58%
7 PM 31° Mostly Clear 8% 6 mph SSW 61%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph SSW 64%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 8% 7 mph S 66%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph S 67%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SSW 69%
12 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SSW 71%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 8 mph SSW 74%
2 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 8 mph SSW 76%
3 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 9 mph SSW 77%
4 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 17% 9 mph SSW 78%
5 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 27% 10 mph SW 79%
6 AM 24° Rain 31% 9 mph SW 80%
7 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 31% 10 mph SW 79%
8 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 19% 10 mph SW 78%
9 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 20% 11 mph SW 77%
10 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 20% 11 mph SW 72%
11 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 24% 12 mph SW 68%
12 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 24% 12 mph SW 63%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/9
Clear
8%
23°
36°
Fri
7/10
Partly Cloudy
31%
24°
36°
Sat
7/11
Clear
74%
22°
36°
Sun
7/12
Mostly Cloudy
71%
24°
34°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Wed
7/15
Clear
19%
21°
32°
Thu
7/16
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Fri
7/17
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Sat
7/18
Drizzle
60%
23°
35°
Sun
7/19
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
7/20
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Tue
7/21
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Wed
7/22
Drizzle
60%
23°
35°
Thu
7/23
Clear
60%
24°
36°
53
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
53 AQI 10.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
40 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Fri 53 Moderate 40 53
Sat 53 Moderate 31 53
Sun 51 Moderate 27 51
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Thu Jul 9, 17:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3604 J/kg
MLCAPE2699 J/kg
MUCAPE3604 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-8.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear18 kt
0–1 km SRH-11
0–3 km SRH-25
Eff. SRH-25
Storm Motion250° @ 27 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index27.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.66 in
0–3 km LR8.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.2
LCL865 hPa
LFC1007 hPa
EL165 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,184 ft