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Weather in Taylor, Arkansas

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

Taylor, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Taylor, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
84°
8p
82°
9p
L 66°H 92°
Taylor, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    27%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    63%
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    87°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    54%
    76°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    81°67°
Taylor, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 54°
Direction
SSE
153°
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 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 54° from the sse.
Taylor, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Taylor, AR
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Taylor, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Taylor, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Taylor, 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 →

Taylor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP codes in Taylor

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.