Weather in Mount Vernon, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Vernon, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Mount Vernon, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
Mount Vernon, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle16%83°73°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers14%85°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle25%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers58%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers56%71°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers46%66°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle41%75°64°
Mount Vernon, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Vernon, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 94°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mount Vernon, AR
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, 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 03m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Vernon, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.