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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
L 67°H 100°
Scenic, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    91°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    78°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    82°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    89°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    98°69°
Scenic, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 33 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Scenic, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.3
+2.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.77 inHg
Now
940.3
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Scenic

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.