Weather in Gila Bend, Arizona
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Gila Bend, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
12%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM
Gila Bend, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
99°
4p
98°
5p
97°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
87°
9p
83°
10p
81°
11p
79°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
74°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
69°
6a
74°
7a
81°
8a
85°
9a
89°
10a
92°
11a
94°
12p
96°
1p
98°
2p
98°
3p
Gila Bend, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—98°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—95°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—97°65°
- FridayMay 22Clear—99°65°
Gila Bend, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Gila Bend, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 52°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Gila Bend, AZ
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 77.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Gila Bend, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gila Bend, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gila Bend, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Gila Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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.