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Weather in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas

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

Pleasant Plains, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
57%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Pleasant Plains, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
L 60°H 85°
Pleasant Plains, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    84°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    87°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    18%
    89°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    57%
    87°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    58%
    68°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    34%
    64°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    41%
    77°62°
Pleasant Plains, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · backing 35°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Pleasant Plains, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pleasant Plains, AR
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pleasant Plains, 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 05m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pleasant Plains, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pleasant Plains, 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 →

Pleasant Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Pleasant Plains

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.