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
Bitter Springs, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—75°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast24%63°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—82°52°
Bitter Springs, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Bitter Springs, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.