Weather in Grand Canyon West, Arizona
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Grand Canyon West, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
14%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
Grand Canyon West, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—77°51°
- MondayMay 18Clear—65°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—72°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—78°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°58°
- FridayMay 22Clear—85°59°
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
223° · veering 6°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 13
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
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 135.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Canyon West, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Grand Canyon West, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Grand Canyon West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (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.