Weather in Newark, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newark, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
66%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Newark, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Newark, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm24%86°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°67°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle11%90°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers53%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers57%69°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers47%65°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle30%79°62°
Newark, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Newark, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
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
Newark, AR
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newark, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newark, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newark, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Newark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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.