Weather in Rancho Mesa Verde, Arizona
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Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
14%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
4p
97°
5p
97°
6p
93°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
79°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
70°
7a
80°
8a
84°
9a
87°
10a
91°
11a
94°
12p
97°
1p
98°
2p
99°
3p
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—95°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—94°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—95°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear—96°66°
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 116°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 46.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 144.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.5 Moderate
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Rancho Mesa Verde at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.