Weather in Ponca, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponca, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
62%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Ponca, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
77°
21%
1p
75°
15%
2p
73°
14%
3p
77°
11%
4p
76°
18%
5p
75°
13%
6p
75°
13%
7p
74°
8p
73°
14%
9p
Ponca, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast23%82°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%86°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers63%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle64%60°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers35%59°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle40%71°58°
Ponca, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ponca, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 135°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Ponca, AR
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ponca, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ponca, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ponca, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ponca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
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.