Weather in Somerton, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Somerton, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
16%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Somerton, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
4p
97°
5p
96°
6p
92°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
69°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
90°
11a
94°
12p
96°
1p
98°
2p
98°
3p
Somerton, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—95°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—96°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—96°68°
- FridayMay 22Clear—97°65°
Somerton, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Somerton, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 148°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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
Somerton, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 23.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 142.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.6 Moderate
Somerton, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somerton, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Somerton, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Somerton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.