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Weather in Blytheville, Arkansas

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

Blytheville, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Blytheville, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
L 60°H 87°
Blytheville, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    87°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    87°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    55%
    91°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    62%
    75°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    70°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    34%
    82°66°
Blytheville, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Blytheville, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Blytheville, AR
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blytheville, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blytheville, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Blytheville, 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 →

Blytheville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Blytheville

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.