Weather in Sanders, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanders, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
11%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM
Sanders, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
Sanders, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—76°46°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—70°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°53°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—79°51°
Sanders, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sanders, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 40°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Sanders, AZ
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Sanders, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanders, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sanders, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Sanders at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.