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Weather in Elgin, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elgin, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
10%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Elgin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
60°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
L 55°H 84°
Elgin, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    79°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    76°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    79°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    84°55°
Elgin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 78°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Elgin, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
853.9
+2.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.22 inHg
Now
853.9
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 849857
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elgin, AZ
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Elgin, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elgin, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elgin, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Elgin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Elgin

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.