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Weather in Friendship, Arkansas

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

Friendship, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Friendship, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
L 63°H 90°
Friendship, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    24%
    87°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    65%
    88°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    72%
    86°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    49%
    71°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    48%
    78°66°
Friendship, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 40°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
avg 9 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the s.
Friendship, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Friendship, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Friendship, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Friendship, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Friendship, 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 →

Friendship at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Friendship

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.