Weather in Fountain Lake, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fountain Lake, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fountain Lake, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
78°
10p
Fountain Lake, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%83°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm17%85°66°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers22%85°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers64%86°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%79°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers53%68°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle45%78°66°
Fountain Lake, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fountain Lake, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 54°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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
Fountain Lake, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fountain Lake, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fountain Lake, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fountain Lake, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fountain Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.