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Weather in Tonopah, Arizona

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

Tonopah, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
12%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
7:25 PM
Tonopah, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
4p
96°
5p
95°
6p
93°
7p
87°
8p
85°
9p
83°
10p
82°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
91°
12p
93°
1p
95°
2p
96°
3p
L 67°H 96°
Tonopah, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    88°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    94°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    97°64°
Tonopah, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · backing 38°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Tonopah, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.50 inHg
Now
965.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tonopah, AZ
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
60.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Tonopah, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tonopah, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tonopah, 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 →

Tonopah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Tonopah

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.