Weather in Oark, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oark, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
69%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Oark, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
13%
12p
74°
21%
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Oark, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast43%83°70°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle14%84°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers58%83°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle60%78°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%64°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers40%61°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%72°60°
Oark, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oark, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · backing 80°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 6
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
Oark, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oark, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oark, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oark, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.