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Weather in Hunter, Arkansas

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

Hunter, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
60%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Hunter, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
86°
7p
84°
8p
80°
9p
L 61°H 89°
Hunter, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    86°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    90°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    78°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    51%
    69°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    82°66°
Hunter, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hunter, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hunter, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hunter, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hunter, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hunter, 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 →

Hunter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Hunter

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.