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Weather in Jerome, Arkansas

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

Jerome, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Jerome, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
L 63°H 92°
Jerome, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    88°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    16%
    92°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    80°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    62%
    73°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56%
    86°67°
Jerome, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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 10 · pk 21 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
Jerome, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Jerome, AR
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jerome, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jerome, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jerome, 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 →

Jerome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Jerome

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.