Weather in Congress, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Congress, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
14%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
7:27 PM
Congress, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
70°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
69°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
Congress, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°58°
- MondayMay 18Clear—78°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—79°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°61°
- FridayMay 22Clear—89°63°
Congress, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Congress, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
217° · veering 151°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
Congress, AZ
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 29.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.5 Moderate
Congress, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Congress, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Congress, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Congress at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.