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Weather in Black Rock, Arkansas

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

Black Rock, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Black Rock, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
L 59°H 86°
Black Rock, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    27%
    87°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    89°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    84°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    65%
    68°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    38%
    65°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    30%
    79°61°
Black Rock, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
9
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 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sse.
Black Rock, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Black Rock, AR
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Black Rock, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Rock, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Black Rock, 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 →

Black Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Black Rock

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.