Weather in Apache Junction, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apache Junction, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
7%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:20 PM
Apache Junction, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
5p
95°
6p
92°
7p
88°
8p
86°
9p
85°
10p
81°
11p
77°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
76°
7a
80°
8a
82°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
92°
4p
Apache Junction, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—91°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear—93°68°
Apache Junction, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Apache Junction, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 111°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Apache Junction, AZ
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 119.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Apache Junction, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Apache Junction, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Apache Junction, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Apache Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.