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Weather in Rye, Arizona

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

Rye, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
9%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:20 PM
Rye, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
66°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
L 62°H 90°
Rye, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    88°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    78°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    92°57°
Rye, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 121°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 9 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Rye, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
903.8
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising · 26.69 inHg
Now
903.8
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901908
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rye, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
25.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Rye, 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 58m
Sunset
7:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rye, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rye, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Rye at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Rye

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.