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Weather in McDougal, Arkansas

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

McDougal, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
64%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
McDougal, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
80°
9p
L 59°H 88°
McDougal, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    87°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    16%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    69%
    88°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    69%
    69°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    33%
    63°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    81°61°
McDougal, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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 13 · pk 30 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
McDougal, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
McDougal, AR
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.0 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McDougal, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McDougal, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McDougal, 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 →

McDougal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in McDougal

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.