Weather in Florence, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
10%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:19 PM
Florence, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
5p
96°
6p
92°
7p
88°
8p
86°
9p
82°
10p
78°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
71°
7a
79°
8a
82°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
Florence, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°68°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—92°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—90°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°69°
- FridayMay 22Clear—95°67°
Florence, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Florence, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 71°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Florence, 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
Florence, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Florence, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.