Weather in Branch, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Branch, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Branch, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
66°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
74°
11a
78°
10%
12p
79°
12%
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
83°
10%
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
79°
12%
8p
78°
9p
Branch, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers36%83°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm14%85°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast41%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%80°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers63%68°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers37%63°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle33%76°62°
Branch, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Branch, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 31°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Branch, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Branch, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Branch, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Branch, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.