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Weather in Smackover, Arkansas

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

Smackover, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Smackover, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
L 64°H 92°
Smackover, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    89°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    91°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    91°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    55%
    95°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    81%
    89°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    61%
    80°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    81°67°
Smackover, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sse.
Smackover, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Smackover, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Smackover, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smackover, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Smackover, 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 →

Smackover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Smackover

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.