Weather in Katherine, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Katherine, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:36 PM
Katherine, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
99°
4p
99°
5p
99°
6p
96°
7p
92°
8p
90°
9p
88°
10p
87°
11p
85°
12a
83°
1a
81°
2a
80°
3a
79°
4a
77°
5a
76°
6a
80°
7a
82°
8a
86°
9a
90°
10a
94°
11a
97°
12p
99°
1p
100°
2p
101°
3p
Katherine, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°76°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—94°68°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—97°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—100°71°
- FridayMay 22Clear—101°71°
Katherine, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Katherine, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
179° · veering 15°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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
Katherine, 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
Katherine, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Katherine, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Katherine, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Katherine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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.