Weather in Buckshot, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckshot, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
14%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Buckshot, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
98°
5p
98°
6p
96°
7p
90°
8p
88°
9p
84°
10p
82°
11p
80°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
73°
7a
80°
8a
85°
9a
88°
10a
91°
11a
94°
12p
97°
1p
98°
2p
99°
3p
Buckshot, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—94°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—90°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—96°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—96°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—97°63°
Buckshot, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Buckshot, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
274° · veering 45°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Buckshot, AZ
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 63.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 143.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.5 Moderate
Buckshot, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buckshot, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:07 PM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Buckshot, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Buckshot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.