Weather in Alpena, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpena, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Alpena, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
80°
12p
80°
16%
1p
79°
22%
2p
79°
15%
3p
81°
14%
4p
80°
12%
5p
78°
16%
6p
76°
20%
7p
76°
13%
8p
77°
11%
9p
76°
16%
10p
78°
16%
11p
Alpena, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—84°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%87°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle62%80°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle64%60°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain33%59°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle39%74°58°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle34%75°62°
Alpena, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alpena, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
111° · backing 73°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alpena, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alpena, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpena, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alpena, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alpena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.