Weather in Ventana, Arizona
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Ventana, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
13%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
7:20 PM
Ventana, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
73°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
Ventana, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—92°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—91°62°
- FridayMay 22Clear—94°63°
Ventana, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Ventana, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ventana, AZ
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 48.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.4 Moderate
Ventana, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ventana, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ventana, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Ventana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.