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Weather in Winthrop, Arkansas

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

Winthrop, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Winthrop, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
83°
10%
8p
82°
9p
L 64°H 89°
Winthrop, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    88°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    89°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    89°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    46%
    75°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    49%
    82°64°
Winthrop, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 21 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the sse.
Winthrop, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winthrop, AR
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Winthrop, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winthrop, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Winthrop, 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 →

Winthrop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°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 Winthrop

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.