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Weather in Swift Trail Junction, Arizona

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

Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
5%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
7:11 PM
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
71°
7a
76°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
L 65°H 94°
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    93°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    91°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    83°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    92°66°
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · backing 174°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 9 · pk 22
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.52 inHg
Now
898.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897903
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
134.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.0 Moderate
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Swift Trail Junction, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
1:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Swift Trail Junction, 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 →

Swift Trail Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP codes in Swift Trail Junction

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.