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Weather in Strawberry, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Strawberry, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
13%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
Strawberry, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
4p
75°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
L 52°H 78°
Strawberry, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    74°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    69°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    65°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    81°52°
Strawberry, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · backing 7°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Strawberry, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
820.5
+2.6 mb in 3h · falling · 24.23 inHg
Now
820.5
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 817825
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Strawberry, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
22.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Strawberry, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Strawberry, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Strawberry, 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 →

Strawberry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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.

ZIP codes in Strawberry

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.