Weather in New River, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New River, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
9%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM
New River, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
82°
10p
80°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
70°
6a
75°
7a
79°
8a
82°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
New River, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy15%80°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—90°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear—92°66°
New River, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
New River, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
228° · backing 8°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
New River, AZ
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 33.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
New River, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New River, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
New River, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
New River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.