Weather in Altus, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altus, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
66%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Altus, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
74°
17%
12p
76°
15%
1p
77°
2p
82°
3p
80°
10%
4p
82°
5p
79°
6p
80°
7p
78°
16%
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
Altus, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm15%85°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast52%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%80°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%67°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers34%63°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle36%75°62°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle40%81°64°
Altus, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Altus, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 27°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
Altus, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altus, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altus, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:21 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altus, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Altus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.