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Weather in Tonto Basin, Arizona

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

Tonto Basin, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
6%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:20 PM
Tonto Basin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
95°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
90°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
69°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
70°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
L 64°H 95°
Tonto Basin, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    79°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    91°59°
Tonto Basin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 109°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Tonto Basin, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.5
+1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.42 inHg
Now
928.5
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927933
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tonto Basin, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
25.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.3 Moderate
Tonto Basin, 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 57m
Sunset
7:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tonto Basin, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tonto Basin, 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 →

Tonto Basin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Tonto Basin

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.