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Weather in Willow Valley, Arizona

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

Willow Valley, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
14%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Willow Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
4p
97°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
88°
8p
85°
9p
83°
10p
81°
11p
80°
12a
79°
1a
78°
2a
76°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
74°
7a
80°
8a
85°
9a
89°
10a
93°
11a
96°
12p
97°
1p
98°
2p
99°
3p
L 71°H 99°
Willow Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    86°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    98°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    101°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    102°72°
Willow Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 28°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 19
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the sse.
Willow Valley, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Valley, AZ
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
14.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
132.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Willow Valley, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:07 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
1:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Willow Valley, 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 Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Valley

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.