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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
L 59°H 88°
Jonesboro, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    87°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    91°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    60%
    89°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    73°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    36%
    67°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    80°65°
Jonesboro, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 12 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the sse.
Jonesboro, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Jonesboro

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.