Weather in Rio Rico, Arizona
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Rio Rico, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
10%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Rio Rico, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
63°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
62°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
Rio Rico, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—85°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—81°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°59°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—87°58°
Rio Rico, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Rio Rico, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · veering 105°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
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
Rio Rico, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Rio Rico, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Rico, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rio Rico, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Rio Rico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (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.