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Weather in Rockwell, Arkansas

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

Rockwell, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Rockwell, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
L 64°H 90°
Rockwell, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    85°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    86°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    25%
    86°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    82°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    47%
    69°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    47%
    78°67°
Rockwell, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 99°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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 8 · pk 25 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the sse.
Rockwell, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockwell, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockwell, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockwell, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rockwell, 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 →

Rockwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Rockwell

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.