Weather in Elaine, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elaine, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Elaine, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
Elaine, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast17%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%88°68°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle19%92°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers50%92°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers73%79°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers64%73°68°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle51%85°67°
Elaine, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elaine, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · steady
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
Elaine, AR
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elaine, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elaine, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elaine, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.