Weather in Maricopa Colony, Arizona
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Maricopa Colony, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
9%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
100°
4p
99°
5p
96°
6p
95°
7p
90°
8p
88°
9p
84°
10p
83°
11p
79°
12a
78°
1a
77°
2a
76°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
75°
7a
80°
8a
83°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
95°
1p
96°
2p
96°
3p
Maricopa Colony, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°71°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—92°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—95°65°
- FridayMay 22Clear—98°65°
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
259° · veering 28°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 86.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maricopa Colony, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Maricopa Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.