Weather in Superior, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Superior, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
9%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:18 PM
Superior, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
82°
9p
79°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
68°
6a
73°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
Superior, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°69°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—79°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°61°
- FridayMay 22Clear—88°60°
Superior, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Superior, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
262° · veering 164°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
Superior, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 25.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Superior, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Superior, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:40 PM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Superior, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Superior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.