Weather in Colt, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colt, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Colt, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
Colt, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—89°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle18%89°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers61%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle65%77°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle49%69°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle46%82°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle42%82°66°
Colt, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colt, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 19°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Colt, AR
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colt, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colt, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colt, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Colt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.