Weather in Golden Valley, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden Valley, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
12%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Golden Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
70°
7a
76°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
Golden Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°67°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—84°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—75°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—89°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—91°65°
Golden Valley, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Golden Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 60°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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
Golden Valley, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.4 Moderate
Golden Valley, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:05 PM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Golden Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Golden Valley, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Golden Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.