Weather in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkadelphia, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Arkadelphia, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
Arkadelphia, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast23%86°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm14%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers31%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers60%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers55%71°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle39%79°65°
Arkadelphia, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Arkadelphia, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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
Arkadelphia, 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
Arkadelphia, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 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.
Arkadelphia, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Arkadelphia, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Arkadelphia 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.