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Weather in Perryville, Arkansas

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

Perryville, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Perryville, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
79°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
82°
9p
82°
10p
L 60°H 90°
Perryville, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    85°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    86°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    62%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    73°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    46%
    68°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    42%
    77°65°
Perryville, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 108°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 108° from the se.
Perryville, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Perryville, AR
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Perryville, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Perryville, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Perryville, 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 →

Perryville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Perryville

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.