Weather in Central, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
4%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Central, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
95°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
71°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
Central, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°59°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—84°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—90°68°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—92°68°
Central, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Central, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
258° · backing 33°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Central, 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
Central, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Central, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Central 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.