Weather in Buckeye, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckeye, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
12%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
7:24 PM
Buckeye, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
5p
95°
6p
95°
7p
91°
8p
87°
9p
85°
10p
83°
11p
79°
12a
76°
1a
76°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
76°
7a
80°
8a
83°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
93°
1p
94°
2p
95°
3p
96°
4p
Buckeye, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°73°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°67°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—94°62°
- FridayMay 22Clear—97°62°
Buckeye, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Buckeye, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · backing 100°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Buckeye, AZ
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 73.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Buckeye, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:03 PM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buckeye, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:46 PM
- Moonset
- 2:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Buckeye, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Buckeye at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.