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Weather in Mount Pleasant, Arkansas

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

Mount Pleasant, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Mount Pleasant, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
81°
10%
2p
79°
12%
3p
81°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
80°
13%
7p
78°
8p
L 58°H 81°
Mount Pleasant, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    85°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    86°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    62%
    85°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    65°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    33%
    63°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    29%
    76°60°
Mount Pleasant, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 36°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 11
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 11 · pk 39 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the sse.
Mount Pleasant, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Pleasant, AR
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Pleasant, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Pleasant, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Pleasant, 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 →

Mount Pleasant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Mount Pleasant

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.