Weather in Watson, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watson, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Watson, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
Watson, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%87°75°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—92°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers48%92°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%77°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers65%73°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle46%83°66°
Watson, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Watson, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 28°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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
Watson, AR
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watson, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watson, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watson, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Watson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (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.