Weather in Oracle, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oracle, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
11%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM
Oracle, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
Oracle, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—79°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—75°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—78°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—79°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°60°
- FridayMay 22Clear—84°59°
Oracle, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Oracle, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
255° · veering 18°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oracle, AZ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Oracle, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oracle, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oracle, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Oracle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.