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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
L 64°H 92°
Bowie, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    89°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    88°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    83°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    86°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    88°64°
Bowie, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 27 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Bowie, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · steady · 26.05 inHg
Now
882.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881887
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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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.

ZIP codes in Bowie

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.