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Weather in Clarendon, Arkansas

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

Clarendon, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
56%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Clarendon, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
84°
8p
L 62°H 90°
Clarendon, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    86°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    89°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    92°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    84°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    73°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    39%
    84°66°
Clarendon, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 27°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the s.
Clarendon, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Clarendon, AR
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Clarendon, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clarendon, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Clarendon, 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 →

Clarendon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Clarendon

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.