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Weather in Paulden, Arizona

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

Paulden, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
14%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:27 PM
Paulden, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
L 49°H 86°
Paulden, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    82°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    77°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    72°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    77°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    87°52°
Paulden, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · veering 141°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Paulden, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
863.9
+2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.51 inHg
Now
863.9
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 859867
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paulden, AZ
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Paulden, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paulden, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Paulden, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Paulden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Paulden

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.