Weather in Madison, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Madison, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Madison, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%84°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°66°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle10%89°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers49%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%78°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle47%70°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle37%81°65°
Madison, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Madison, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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
Madison, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Madison, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Madison, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.