Weather in West Memphis, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Memphis, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
West Memphis, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
80°
9p
80°
10p
West Memphis, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%85°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers18%90°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers56%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers69%78°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle55%72°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%83°66°
West Memphis, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Memphis, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 35°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
West Memphis, AR
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Memphis, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Memphis, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Memphis, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Memphis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.