Weather in Widener, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Widener, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Widener, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
79°
10p
Widener, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%85°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°68°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle18%90°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers58%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers66%79°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%70°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle48%81°66°
Widener, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Widener, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Widener, AR
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Widener, 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.
Widener, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Widener, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Widener 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.