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Weather in Mountain Home, Arkansas

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

Mountain Home, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Mountain Home, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
78°
1p
78°
12%
2p
78°
16%
3p
79°
10%
4p
78°
12%
5p
77°
6p
75°
10%
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
L 58°H 79°
Mountain Home, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    87°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    87°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    65%
    85°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    65%
    64°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    25%
    64°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    36%
    73°59°
Mountain Home, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 39°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 29 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the sse.
Mountain Home, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountain Home, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mountain Home, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountain Home, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
1:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mountain Home, 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 →

Mountain Home at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (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 Mountain Home

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.