Weather in Prescott, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Prescott, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
Prescott, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle14%86°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm18%88°69°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle33%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle59%91°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers53%73°66°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle44%81°66°
Prescott, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prescott, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 49°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
Prescott, AR
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Prescott, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prescott, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Prescott, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.