Weather in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut Ridge, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
72%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Walnut Ridge, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
79°
10p
Walnut Ridge, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers23%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°67°
- MondayMay 18Showers17%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers63%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle63%69°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers32%65°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle38%79°61°
Walnut Ridge, AR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Walnut Ridge, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 43°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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
Walnut Ridge, 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
Walnut Ridge, 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 07m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut Ridge, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Walnut Ridge, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Walnut Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.