Weather in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Smith, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Fort Smith, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
72°
11a
75°
13%
12p
77°
10%
1p
81°
2p
81°
19%
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Fort Smith, AR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers15%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle23%90°69°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle46%86°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers63%80°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers65%68°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers38%64°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle34%77°62°
Fort Smith, AR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Smith, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 165°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Smith, AR
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Smith, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Smith, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Smith, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Smith at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°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.