Weather in Fifty-Six, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fifty-Six, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fifty-Six, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
77°
1p
78°
19%
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
76°
12%
7p
Fifty-Six, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle30%82°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%84°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast22%85°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers61%86°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers63%64°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers38%62°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle28%71°59°
Fifty-Six, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fifty-Six, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
35
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
Fifty-Six, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fifty-Six, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fifty-Six, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fifty-Six, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fifty-Six at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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.