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Weather in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

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

Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
12%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:24 PM
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
L 53°H 81°
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    —
    77°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    —
    71°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    70°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    73°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    78°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    79°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    82°52°
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°68°90°6p12a6a12pnow 80°high 81°low 53°
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 96°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.4
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.55 inHg
Now
831.4
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 828–836
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
14.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
130.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.4 Moderate
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oak Creek Canyon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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.

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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.