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Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Searchlight, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
9%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Searchlight, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
70°
5a
67°
6a
71°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
L 67°H 89°
Searchlight, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    78°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    89°65°
Searchlight, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 60°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 13
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 13 · pk 37 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Searchlight, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.13 inHg
Now
885.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 883889
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Searchlight, NV
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
16.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Searchlight, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:07 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Searchlight, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:49 PM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Searchlight, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Searchlight at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 17, 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 Searchlight

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.