Weather in Bowie, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowie, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
7%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
7:09 PM
Bowie, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
4p
91°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
69°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
Bowie, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—83°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—88°64°
Bowie, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Bowie, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 59°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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
Bowie, AZ
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 131.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.1 Moderate
Bowie, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowie, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bowie, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Bowie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.