Weather in Why, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Why, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
14%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
Why, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
83°
9a
87°
10a
89°
11a
91°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
Why, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—92°65°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—94°65°
Why, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Why, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
230° · veering 126°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Why, AZ
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 77.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.4 Moderate
Why, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Why, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Why, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Why at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.