Weather in Cactus Flats, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus Flats, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
5%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
7:11 PM
Cactus Flats, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
88°
7p
86°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
71°
7a
76°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
Cactus Flats, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—93°61°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—89°66°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—92°66°
Cactus Flats, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Cactus Flats, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
295° · backing 25°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Cactus Flats, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.0 Moderate
Cactus Flats, 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 53m
Sunset
7:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cactus Flats, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cactus Flats, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Cactus Flats at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.