Weather in Tacna, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tacna, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
14%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
Tacna, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
5p
97°
6p
94°
7p
89°
8p
86°
9p
86°
10p
81°
11p
79°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
72°
7a
78°
8a
85°
9a
89°
10a
92°
11a
95°
12p
97°
1p
98°
2p
98°
3p
99°
4p
Tacna, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—96°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—96°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—98°64°
Tacna, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Tacna, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
259° · veering 138°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Tacna, AZ
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 62.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Tacna, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tacna, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:53 PM
- Moonset
- 2:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Tacna, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tacna 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.