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Weather in Fort Thomas, Arizona

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

Fort Thomas, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
6%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
7:13 PM
Fort Thomas, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
72°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
L 67°H 96°
Fort Thomas, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    85°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    90°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    92°64°
Fort Thomas, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · veering 8°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Fort Thomas, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.93 inHg
Now
912.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912918
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Thomas, AZ
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
129.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Fort Thomas, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Thomas, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:36 PM
Moonset
2:40 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Thomas, 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 →

Fort Thomas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Fort Thomas

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.