Weather in Carefree, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carefree, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:52 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
10%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
Carefree, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
74°
7a
78°
8a
81°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
Carefree, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°63°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy13%80°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—88°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear—90°68°
Carefree, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Carefree, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 54°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Carefree, 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
Carefree, 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 57m
Sunset
7:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carefree, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Carefree, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Carefree at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.