Weather in Superior, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Superior, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
7%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:18 PM
Superior, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
82°
9p
79°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
68°
6a
73°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
Superior, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°69°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—83°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—88°61°
- FridayMay 22Clear—89°60°
Superior, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Superior, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
240° · veering 28°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
Superior, AZ
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Superior, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Superior, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Superior, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Superior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.