Weather in Monroe, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Monroe, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
Monroe, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm15%85°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%89°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle19%91°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers53%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers69%83°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle57%73°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle48%84°66°
Monroe, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monroe, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Monroe, AR
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monroe, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monroe, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monroe, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.