Weather in Zinc, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zinc, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Zinc, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
79°
22%
2p
78°
17%
3p
79°
13%
4p
79°
5p
76°
13%
6p
75°
16%
7p
75°
15%
8p
74°
9p
75°
10p
Zinc, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle17%84°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%84°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle15%87°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%80°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%62°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers30%61°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle39%74°59°
Zinc, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Zinc, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Zinc, AR
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Zinc, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Zinc, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Zinc, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Zinc at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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.