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Weather in Summit, Arkansas

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

Summit, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Summit, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
79°
21%
2p
78°
14%
3p
78°
11%
4p
79°
5p
76°
10%
6p
74°
14%
7p
78°
13%
8p
L 59°H 79°
Summit, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    84°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    29%
    88°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    67%
    82°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    67%
    63°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    34%
    62°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    76°58°
Summit, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the sse.
Summit, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Summit, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Summit, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Summit, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Summit, 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 →

Summit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Summit

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.