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Weather in Waldron, Arkansas

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

Waldron, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Waldron, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
13%
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
L 63°H 86°
Waldron, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    85°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    87°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    58%
    83°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    76°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    42%
    65°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    33%
    81°63°
Waldron, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 95°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the sse.
Waldron, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waldron, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waldron, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waldron, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waldron, 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 →

Waldron at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Waldron

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.