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Weather in Fort Valley, Arizona

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

Fort Valley, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
20%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
7:25 PM
Fort Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
4p
66°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
L 44°H 70°
Fort Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    65°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    59°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    58°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°41°
Fort Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 86°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fort Valley, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
746.9
+3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.06 inHg
Now
746.9
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 741751
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Valley, AZ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
10.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
127.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Fort Valley, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Valley, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Fort Valley

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.