Weather in Palestine, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palestine, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Palestine, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
Palestine, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%84°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%88°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle17%90°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers67%79°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%70°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle47%83°66°
Palestine, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Palestine, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 23°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Palestine, AR
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Palestine, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palestine, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Palestine, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Palestine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.