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Weather in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

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

Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
12%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
4p
97°
5p
97°
6p
96°
7p
92°
8p
89°
9p
88°
10p
84°
11p
81°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
74°
7a
79°
8a
84°
9a
88°
10a
92°
11a
94°
12p
96°
1p
98°
2p
99°
3p
L 70°H 99°
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    94°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    96°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    97°62°
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 50°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
994.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
63.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
143.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 PM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yuma Proving Ground, 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 →

Yuma Proving Ground at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Yuma Proving Ground

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.