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

Tropic, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:32 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
19%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Tropic, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
L 50°H 80°
Tropic, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    75°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    40%
    70°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    82%
    56°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    —
    63°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    73°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    79°47°
Tropic, UT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°40°65°90°6p12a6a12pnow 78°high 80°low 50°
Tropic, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 89°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Tropic, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
800.3
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling · 23.63 inHg
Now
800.3
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 797–805
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tropic, UT
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
133.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
Tropic, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tropic, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
1:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tropic, UT
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 →

Tropic at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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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.