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Weather in Whelen Springs, Arkansas

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

Whelen Springs, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Whelen Springs, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
L 64°H 90°
Whelen Springs, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    92°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    60%
    90°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    74%
    90°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    54%
    74°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    83°66°
Whelen Springs, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 41°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
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
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the sse.
Whelen Springs, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.53 inHg
Now
1000.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Whelen Springs, AR
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whelen Springs, 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 57m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whelen Springs, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Whelen Springs, 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 →

Whelen Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°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.

ZIP codes in Whelen Springs

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.