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Weather in Willow Canyon, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Canyon, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
15%
Wind
27 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Willow Canyon, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
L 50°H 70°
Willow Canyon, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    71°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    67°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    73°49°
Willow Canyon, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · backing 61°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
27
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 17
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
avg 17 · pk 37 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steady wind from the sw at 27 mph.
Willow Canyon, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
786.9
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling · 23.24 inHg
Now
786.9
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 782790
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Canyon, AZ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.2 Moderate
Willow Canyon, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow Canyon, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Willow Canyon, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Canyon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below 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.

ZIP codes in Willow Canyon

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.