Weather in Peridot, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peridot, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:44 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
8%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM
Peridot, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
5p
93°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
84°
9p
82°
10p
78°
11p
75°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
70°
7a
76°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
Peridot, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—93°64°
- SundayMay 17Clear—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—82°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—90°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—92°61°
Peridot, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Peridot, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
255° · veering 55°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
Peridot, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Peridot, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peridot, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:37 PM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Peridot, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Peridot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.