Weather in Hector, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hector, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Hector, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
79°
15%
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
Hector, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle23%84°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast47%88°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%84°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers59%69°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers36%62°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle41%72°61°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers41%81°64°
Hector, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Hector, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · veering 21°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Hector, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hector, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hector, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hector, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hector at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.