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Weather in Bald Knob, Arkansas

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

Bald Knob, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Bald Knob, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
L 58°H 88°
Bald Knob, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    84°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    88°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    88°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    59%
    73°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    40%
    67°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    80°64°
Bald Knob, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · steady
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Bald Knob, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Bald Knob, AR
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bald Knob, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bald Knob, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bald Knob, AR
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 →

Bald Knob at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Bald Knob

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.