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Weather in McCrory, Arkansas

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

McCrory, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
McCrory, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
L 60°H 88°
McCrory, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    85°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    90°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    61%
    77°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    68°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    43%
    82°66°
McCrory, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
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 11 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
McCrory, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McCrory, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McCrory, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McCrory, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McCrory, 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 →

McCrory at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 McCrory

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.