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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
L 61°H 89°
Monroe, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    85°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    91°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    53%
    91°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    69%
    83°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    73°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    84°66°
Monroe, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
Monroe, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Monroe

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.