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Weather in Pea Ridge, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pea Ridge, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Pea Ridge, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
L 51°H 79°
Pea Ridge, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    87°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    89°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    37%
    85°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    39%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    89°65°
Pea Ridge, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 71°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 10 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pea Ridge, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pea Ridge, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pea Ridge, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pea Ridge, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pea Ridge, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pea Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 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.

ZIP codes in Pea Ridge

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.