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

Blackwater, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
8%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:19 PM
Blackwater, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
99°
4p
99°
5p
97°
6p
92°
7p
89°
8p
87°
9p
83°
10p
79°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
72°
2a
69°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
70°
7a
77°
8a
83°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
91°
12p
92°
1p
94°
2p
94°
3p
L 64°H 99°
Blackwater, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    96°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    93°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    95°69°
Blackwater, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 10°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the sw.
Blackwater, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blackwater, AZ
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.7 μg/m³
PM 10
94.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.1 Moderate
Blackwater, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blackwater, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Blackwater, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Blackwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Blackwater

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.