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Weather in Montrose, Arkansas

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

Montrose, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Montrose, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
84°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
L 62°H 91°
Montrose, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    33%
    88°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    14%
    91°72°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    91°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    65%
    83°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    64%
    82°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    77°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    56%
    84°68°
Montrose, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 79°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 10 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 79° from the sse.
Montrose, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Montrose, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Montrose, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montrose, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Montrose, 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 →

Montrose at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Montrose

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.