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Weather in Bay, Arkansas

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

Bay, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
64%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Bay, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
L 61°H 88°
Bay, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    88°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    91°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    51%
    89°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    74°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    68°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    33%
    81°65°
Bay, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 14
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 14 · pk 33 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the sse.
Bay, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bay, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bay, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bay, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bay, 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 →

Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 Bay

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.