Weather in Blue Ridge, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
15%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
Blue Ridge, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
Blue Ridge, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—73°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—67°47°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°47°
Blue Ridge, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Blue Ridge, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
225° · backing 12°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Blue Ridge, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 131.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.4 Moderate
Blue Ridge, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Ridge, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Blue Ridge, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Blue Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.