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Weather in Wikieup, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wikieup, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:41 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
12%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Wikieup, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
5p
94°
6p
91°
7p
86°
8p
85°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
84°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
93°
1p
95°
2p
96°
3p
96°
4p
L 65°H 96°
Wikieup, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    82°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    92°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    94°63°
Wikieup, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · veering 111°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Wikieup, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.9
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.73 inHg
Now
938.9
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wikieup, AZ
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
35.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
131.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Wikieup, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wikieup, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:46 PM
Moonset
3:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wikieup, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wikieup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Wikieup

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.