Weather in Whitecone, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitecone, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
12%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Whitecone, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
Whitecone, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°47°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%65°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°53°
Whitecone, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Whitecone, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
255° · backing 18°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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
Whitecone, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Whitecone, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitecone, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Whitecone, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Whitecone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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.