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Weather in Low Mountain, Arizona

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

Low Mountain, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
12%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Low Mountain, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
L 51°H 80°
Low Mountain, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    79°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    74°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    64°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°50°
Low Mountain, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · veering 18°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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 13 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Low Mountain, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
808.6
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 23.88 inHg
Now
808.6
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806814
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Low Mountain, AZ
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
130.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Low Mountain, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Low Mountain, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Low Mountain, 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 →

Low Mountain 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.

ZIP codes in Low Mountain

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.