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Weather in McGehee, Arkansas

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

McGehee, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
McGehee, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
L 63°H 92°
McGehee, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    88°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    45%
    91°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    70%
    79°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    68%
    73°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    82°67°
McGehee, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 22°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the sse.
McGehee, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McGehee, AR
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McGehee, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McGehee, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
McGehee, 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 →

McGehee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 McGehee

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.