Weather in Scenic, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scenic, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
10%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Scenic, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
4p
97°
5p
96°
6p
93°
7p
88°
8p
84°
9p
82°
10p
80°
11p
77°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
72°
7a
79°
8a
86°
9a
89°
10a
92°
11a
96°
12p
98°
1p
99°
2p
100°
3p
Scenic, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—94°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%91°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%78°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—82°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—96°67°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—98°69°
Scenic, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Scenic, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
216° · veering 41°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
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
Scenic, AZ
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 138.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.0 Moderate
Scenic, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scenic, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Scenic, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Scenic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.