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Weather in Russellville, Arkansas

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

Russellville, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
64%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Russellville, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
10%
12p
82°
12%
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
L 60°H 86°
Russellville, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    87°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    84°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    82°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    70°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    46%
    63°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    74°62°
Russellville, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · steady
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Russellville, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Russellville, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Russellville, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russellville, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
1:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Russellville, 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 →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Russellville

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.