Weather in Pencil Bluff, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pencil Bluff, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Pencil Bluff, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
79°
11%
8p
Pencil Bluff, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%83°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm17%85°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle30%85°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm56%84°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers70%78°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers45%65°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle33%77°63°
Pencil Bluff, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Pencil Bluff, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 41°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pencil Bluff, AR
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pencil Bluff, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pencil Bluff, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pencil Bluff, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pencil Bluff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.