Weather in Payson, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Payson, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
13%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
Payson, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
Payson, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—74°51°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—70°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—79°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—81°53°
- FridayMay 22Clear—85°54°
Payson, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Payson, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · backing 155°
Direction
SW
221°
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
Payson, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 20.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.4 Moderate
Payson, 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
13h 59m
Sunset
7:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Payson, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Payson, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Payson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (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.