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

Tusayan, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
15%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
Tusayan, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
44°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
L 42°H 78°
Tusayan, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    74°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    69°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    59°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°49°
Tusayan, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 43°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 12 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Tusayan, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.6
+2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.41 inHg
Now
792.6
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787796
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tusayan, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Tusayan, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tusayan, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tusayan, 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 →

Tusayan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Tusayan

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.