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Weather in Lepanto, Arkansas

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

Lepanto, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
62%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Lepanto, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
L 62°H 88°
Lepanto, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    88°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    53%
    92°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    76°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    72°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    32%
    83°66°
Lepanto, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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 14 · pk 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Lepanto, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lepanto, AR
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lepanto, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lepanto, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
1:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lepanto, 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 →

Lepanto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 Lepanto

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.