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Weather in Mellwood, Arkansas

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

Mellwood, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Mellwood, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
L 60°H 87°
Mellwood, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    14%
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    90°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    48%
    93°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    80°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    64%
    73°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    50%
    84°66°
Mellwood, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sse.
Mellwood, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mellwood, AR
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mellwood, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mellwood, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mellwood, 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 →

Mellwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Mellwood

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.