Weather in Ward, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ward, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Ward, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
Ward, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast15%88°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers55%91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%76°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers50%68°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle42%78°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle38%75°66°
Ward, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ward, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · backing 31°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
Ward, AR
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ward, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ward, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ward, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.