Weather in Oxford, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Oxford, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
62°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
80°
18%
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
78°
13%
7p
Oxford, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle26%84°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle25%83°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm65%84°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle65%64°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers30%62°58°
- FridayMay 22Showers29%72°59°
Oxford, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oxford, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 32°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oxford, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oxford, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.