Weather in Mena, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mena, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Mena, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
65°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
81°
7p
78°
10%
8p
Mena, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%82°71°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers15%85°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle31%85°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm57%82°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%76°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers45%64°62°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle37%77°61°
Mena, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mena, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 80°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mena, AR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mena, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mena, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mena, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.