Weather in Portland, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portland, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Portland, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
Portland, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°73°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm21%84°67°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle10%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers47%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%85°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers64%74°68°
- FridayMay 22Showers51%88°68°
Portland, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Portland, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 44°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Portland, AR
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Portland, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Portland, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Portland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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.