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Weather in Ardmore, Tennessee

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

Ardmore, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Ardmore, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
L 47°H 80°
Ardmore, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    84°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    81°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    82°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    82°65°
Ardmore, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 11°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 20 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ardmore, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.2
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.
Ardmore, TN
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ardmore, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ardmore, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ardmore, TN
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 →

Ardmore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in Ardmore

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.