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Weather in North Fork, Arizona

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

North Fork, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
10%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM
North Fork, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
L 50°H 76°
North Fork, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    75°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    69°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    66°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°47°
North Fork, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 50°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
North Fork, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
790.9
+2.4 mb in 3h · steady · 23.36 inHg
Now
790.9
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 788795
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Fork, AZ
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
131.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
North Fork, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Fork, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Fork, 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 →

North Fork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 North Fork

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.