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Weather in Arivaca Junction, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arivaca Junction, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
10%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
64°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
65°
7a
73°
8a
79°
9a
83°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
L 60°H 91°
Arivaca Junction, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    82°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    89°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    90°61°
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · steady
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 12 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
902.6
+2.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.65 inHg
Now
902.6
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900905
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arivaca Junction, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Arivaca Junction, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Arivaca Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 16, 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 Arivaca Junction

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.