Weather in Desha, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desha, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
70%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Desha, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
Desha, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle27%83°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°67°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle21%85°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers54%89°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers58%69°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers45%65°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle30%80°62°
Desha, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Desha, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
134° · backing 31°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
Desha, AR
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Desha, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Desha, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Desha, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Desha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°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.