Weather in Maricopa, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maricopa, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:43 AM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
10%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
Maricopa, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
5p
96°
6p
93°
7p
88°
8p
85°
9p
84°
10p
80°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
72°
7a
79°
8a
83°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
92°
12p
93°
1p
94°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
Maricopa, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—99°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—94°69°
- FridayMay 22Clear—97°67°
Maricopa, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Maricopa, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
258° · veering 82°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Maricopa, AZ
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 33.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 323.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Maricopa, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maricopa, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:45 PM
- Moonset
- 2:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Maricopa, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Maricopa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.