Weather in Sunsites, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunsites, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
8%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM
Sunsites, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
89°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
Sunsites, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°53°
- SundayMay 17Clear—84°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—81°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—84°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—84°59°
Sunsites, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sunsites, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 104°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sunsites, AZ
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.1 Moderate
Sunsites, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sunsites, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sunsites, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Sunsites at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.