Weather in Tupelo, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tupelo, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Tupelo, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
Tupelo, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%85°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%89°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers60%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers60%75°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle40%68°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle41%81°64°
Tupelo, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tupelo, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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
Tupelo, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tupelo, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tupelo, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tupelo, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tupelo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.