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Weather in Montrose, Arkansas

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

Montrose, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Montrose, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
84°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
L 62°H 91°
Montrose, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    88°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    14%
    91°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    65%
    83°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    64%
    73°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    58%
    87°68°
Montrose, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
Montrose, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Montrose, AR
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Montrose, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montrose, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Montrose, 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 →

Montrose at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 Montrose

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.