Weather in Junction City, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junction City, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Junction City, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
Junction City, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm19%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast24%88°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle47%94°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers70%80°67°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm55%82°67°
Junction City, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Junction City, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
Junction City, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Junction City, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Junction City, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Junction City, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Junction City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.