Weather in Carthage, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carthage, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Carthage, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
Carthage, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%87°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%86°68°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle26%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers57%92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%88°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers58%77°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle42%82°66°
Carthage, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Carthage, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 25°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Carthage, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carthage, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carthage, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Carthage, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Carthage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (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.