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Weather in Blue Mountain, Arkansas

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

Blue Mountain, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Blue Mountain, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
68°
8a
69°
9a
75°
10a
77°
15%
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
84°
7p
80°
12%
8p
78°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
L 66°H 86°
Blue Mountain, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    86°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    88°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    84°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    79°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    41%
    72°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    72°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    89°62°
Blue Mountain, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · veering 17°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the e.
Blue Mountain, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue Mountain, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blue Mountain, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Mountain, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blue Mountain, 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 →

Blue Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Blue Mountain

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.