Weather in Avra Valley, Arizona
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Avra Valley, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
10%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:17 PM
Avra Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
97°
5p
95°
6p
90°
7p
88°
8p
86°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
69°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
Avra Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°65°
- SundayMay 17Clear—90°64°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—87°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°68°
- FridayMay 22Clear—94°68°
Avra Valley, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Avra Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
236° · steady
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Avra Valley, AZ
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Avra Valley, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avra Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Avra Valley, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Avra Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.