Weather in El Capitan, Arizona
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El Capitan, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
8%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:16 PM
El Capitan, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
El Capitan, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—76°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—72°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—81°58°
- FridayMay 22Clear—83°55°
El Capitan, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
El Capitan, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
244° · backing 52°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
El Capitan, AZ
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
El Capitan, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Capitan, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
El Capitan, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
El Capitan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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.