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Weather in Violet Hill, Arkansas

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

Violet Hill, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Violet Hill, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
17%
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
78°
14%
7p
77°
13%
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 57°H 80°
Violet Hill, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    83°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    27%
    87°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    84°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    64%
    64°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    25%
    62°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    34%
    74°59°
Violet Hill, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 46°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 39 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 46° from the sse.
Violet Hill, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Violet Hill, AR
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Violet Hill, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Violet Hill, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Violet Hill, 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 →

Violet Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 Violet Hill

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.