Weather in El Dorado, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Dorado, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
El Dorado, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
El Dorado, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm25%88°68°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle24%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers53%94°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%87°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers65%79°67°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm52%81°67°
El Dorado, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
El Dorado, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 52°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
El Dorado, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
El Dorado, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Dorado, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
El Dorado, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
El Dorado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.