Weather in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jonesboro, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Jonesboro, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
81°
9p
81°
10p
Jonesboro, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle17%87°75°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°69°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle16%91°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers60%89°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%73°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers36%67°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle40%80°65°
Jonesboro, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Jonesboro, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 45°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Jonesboro, AR
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jonesboro, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jonesboro, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Jonesboro, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jonesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (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.