Weather in Strong, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Strong, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Strong, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
Strong, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm24%89°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers46%94°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%85°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers68%79°68°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm58%82°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle55%86°67°
Strong, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Strong, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
Strong, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Strong, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Strong, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Strong, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Strong at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.