Weather in Sonoita, Arizona
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Sonoita, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
10%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Sonoita, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
61°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
Sonoita, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°55°
- SundayMay 17Clear—78°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—76°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—79°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—80°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—80°57°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—82°55°
Sonoita, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sonoita, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 10°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
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
Sonoita, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Sonoita, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sonoita, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sonoita, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Sonoita at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 25 (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.