Weather in Vail, Arizona
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Vail, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
8%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:13 PM
Vail, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
64°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
67°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
Vail, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°62°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°59°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—83°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—89°61°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—90°60°
Vail, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Vail, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 106°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
Vail, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Vail, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vail, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vail, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.