Weather in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield Bay, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Fairfield Bay, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
78°
13%
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
Fairfield Bay, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle26%81°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%80°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle33%83°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers54%85°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers56%67°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers43%61°59°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle30%72°60°
Fairfield Bay, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fairfield Bay, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 59°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Fairfield Bay, AR
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfield Bay, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfield Bay, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfield Bay, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairfield Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.