Weather in Poston, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poston, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
21%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Poston, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
5p
92°
6p
89°
7p
87°
8p
84°
9p
82°
10p
80°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
64°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
88°
11a
92°
12p
94°
1p
95°
2p
96°
3p
95°
4p
Poston, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—88°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—97°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—99°69°
- FridayMay 22Clear—101°69°
Poston, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Poston, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · steady
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Poston, AZ
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 35.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Poston, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Poston, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:51 PM
- Moonset
- 3:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Poston, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Poston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.