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Weather in Mount Ida, Arkansas

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

Mount Ida, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:43 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Mount Ida, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
63°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
L 63°H 88°
Mount Ida, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    85°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    31%
    87°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    83°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    45%
    67°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    76°64°
Mount Ida, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 25 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the sse.
Mount Ida, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Ida, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Ida, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Ida, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mount Ida, 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 →

Mount Ida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Mount Ida

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.