Weather in Clifton, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
6%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM
Clifton, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
Clifton, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°59°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°59°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—81°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°63°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—89°63°
Clifton, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Clifton, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 47°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Clifton, AZ
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 136.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.0 Moderate
Clifton, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clifton, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clifton, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.