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Weather in Rudy, Arkansas

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

Rudy, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Rudy, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
74°
15%
12p
75°
18%
1p
74°
11%
2p
76°
14%
3p
81°
12%
4p
79°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
77°
11%
8p
76°
14%
9p
77°
10%
10p
L 65°H 81°
Rudy, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    21%
    82°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    85°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    54%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    60%
    78°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    65°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    37%
    63°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    74°62°
Rudy, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 22 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
Rudy, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rudy, AR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rudy, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rudy, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rudy, 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 →

Rudy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Rudy

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.