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Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Last updated: 12:35 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 33°
Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
6 mph SW
Humidity
49%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
29.62 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
3%
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pulaski County is currently clear at 31°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2605 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:31AM · Sunset: 7:54PM.

64 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
12%
1 AM
29°
11%
2 AM
29°
22%
3 AM
28°
21%
4 AM
28°
19%
5 AM
25°
15%
6 AM
25°
15%
7 AM
26°
16%
8 AM
28°
21%
9 AM
31°
21%
10 AM
32°
13%
11 AM
33°
10%
12 PM
35°
10%
1 PM
37°
8%
2 PM
38°
13%
3 PM
38°
13%
4 PM
38°
28%
5 PM
38°
31%
6 PM
37°
26%
7 PM
35°
26%
8 PM
34°
32%
9 PM
31°
28%
10 PM
30°
16%
11 PM
29°
26%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 26% chance of rain.
Tue
40° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Wed
43° 25°
Clear with a 65% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 24°
Rain, 82% chance.
Fri
38° 20°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
38° 20°
Clear.
Sun
38° 20°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Clear 12% 6 mph SW 49%
1 AM 29° Clear 11% 6 mph SW 51%
2 AM 29° Mostly Clear 22% 6 mph WSW 53%
3 AM 28° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph WSW 56%
4 AM 28° Mostly Clear 19% 4 mph WSW 58%
5 AM 25° Mostly Clear 15% 5 mph WSW 60%
6 AM 25° Mostly Clear 15% 5 mph WSW 61%
7 AM 26° Mostly Clear 16% 5 mph W 61%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph WNW 58%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph NW 56%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 13% 7 mph NW 53%
11 AM 33° Clear 10% 7 mph NW 49%
12 PM 35° Clear 10% 7 mph NW 45%
1 PM 37° Clear 8% 7 mph NW 42%
2 PM 38° Clear 13% 6 mph NW 40%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 13% 6 mph NW 37%
4 PM 38° Mostly Clear 28% 7 mph NW 37%
5 PM 38° Mostly Clear 31% 7 mph NNW 38%
6 PM 37° Mostly Clear 26% 8 mph NNW 40%
7 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 26% 7 mph NNW 43%
8 PM 34° Mostly Clear 32% 6 mph NNW 49%
9 PM 31° Mostly Clear 28% 5 mph N 54%
10 PM 30° Mostly Clear 16% 5 mph N 58%
11 PM 29° Mostly Clear 26% 5 mph N 59%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
26%
23°
38°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
29%
23°
40°
Wed
8/19
Clear
65%
25°
43°
Thu
8/20
Rain
82%
24°
39°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
20°
38°
Sat
8/22
Clear
17%
20°
38°
Sun
8/23
Clear
17%
20°
38°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
18°
38°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
44%
26°
38°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
44%
24°
39°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sun
8/30
Clear
60%
22°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
64
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
64 AQI 16.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 64 Moderate 31 64
Tue 62 Moderate 35 62
Wed 62 Moderate 43 62
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 Mon Aug 17, 04:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE751 J/kg
MLCAPE298 J/kg
MUCAPE751 J/kg
SBCIN-312 J/kg
MLCIN-292 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear25 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH91
0–3 km SRH53
Eff. SRH-39
Storm Motion350° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.83 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals49.6
LCL855 hPa
LFC707 hPa
EL237 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,669 ft