Weather in Wheatfields, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheatfields, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
6%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
7:17 PM
Wheatfields, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
67°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
Wheatfields, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—76°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—80°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°57°
- FridayMay 22Clear—88°58°
Wheatfields, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Wheatfields, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 83°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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
Wheatfields, AZ
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Wheatfields, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wheatfields, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Wheatfields, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Wheatfields at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.