Weather in Swifton, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swifton, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Swifton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
Swifton, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm23%87°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle19%84°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers54%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle61%71°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers45%66°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle30%80°62°
Swifton, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Swifton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Swifton, AR
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Swifton, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Swifton, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Swifton, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Swifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (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.