Weather in Lake City, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Lake City, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
Lake City, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle18%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers52%90°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle63%75°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle47%68°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle32%82°65°
Lake City, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake City, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
Lake City, AR
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake City, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake City, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake City 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.