Weather in Picacho, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Picacho, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
11%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:18 PM
Picacho, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
99°
5p
96°
6p
93°
7p
91°
8p
87°
9p
84°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
73°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
Picacho, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—98°70°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—91°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—91°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—95°66°
Picacho, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Picacho, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
239° · veering 122°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Picacho, AZ
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 30.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Picacho, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Picacho, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:44 PM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Picacho, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Picacho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.