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Weather in Morrilton, Arkansas

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

Morrilton, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Morrilton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11p
L 61°H 87°
Morrilton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    85°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    86°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    88°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    62%
    70°63°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    43%
    64°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    41%
    73°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    84°65°
Morrilton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 35°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the sse.
Morrilton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.7
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morrilton, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Morrilton, 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
14h 04m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morrilton, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Morrilton, 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 →

Morrilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Morrilton

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.