Weather in Black Canyon City, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Canyon City, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
11%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM
Black Canyon City, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
5p
92°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
81°
10p
81°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
74°
7a
79°
8a
82°
9a
85°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
Black Canyon City, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy12%81°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—90°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—92°63°
Black Canyon City, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Black Canyon City, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 71°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Black Canyon City, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 39.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Black Canyon City, 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 58m
Sunset
7:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Canyon City, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Black Canyon City, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Black Canyon City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.