Weather in Prescott, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
15%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
Prescott, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
60°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
Prescott, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—71°51°
- MondayMay 18Clear—68°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—74°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—79°52°
- FridayMay 22Clear—82°52°
Prescott, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prescott, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
214° · steady
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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
Prescott, AZ
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.5 Moderate
Prescott, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prescott, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Prescott, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.