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Weather in Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Horseshoe Lake, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
L 61°H 86°
Horseshoe Lake, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    89°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    18%
    90°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    51%
    91°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    71%
    79°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    72°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    51%
    81°66°
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sse.
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Horseshoe Lake, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Horseshoe Lake, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Horseshoe Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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.

ZIP codes in Horseshoe Lake

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.