Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Bitter Springs, Arizona

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

Bitter Springs, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
10%
Wind
26 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Bitter Springs, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
L 60°H 83°
Bitter Springs, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    24%
    63°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°52°
Bitter Springs, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 10°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
26
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 13 · pk 33
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steady wind from the sw at 26 mph.
Bitter Springs, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
821.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 24.25 inHg
Now
821.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 820826
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bitter Springs, AZ
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Bitter Springs, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bitter Springs, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bitter Springs, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bitter Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Bitter Springs

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.