Weather in Hughes, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hughes, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
64%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Hughes, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Hughes, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%85°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle13%91°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers48%92°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%78°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle48%71°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle38%81°66°
Hughes, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hughes, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
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
Hughes, AR
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hughes, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hughes, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hughes, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hughes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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.