Weather in Tonto Basin, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tonto Basin, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
8%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:20 PM
Tonto Basin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
5p
92°
6p
90°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
69°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
70°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
Tonto Basin, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—92°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—79°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—88°59°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—91°59°
Tonto Basin, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Tonto Basin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
236° · veering 112°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Tonto Basin, AZ
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 31.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Tonto Basin, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tonto Basin, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:39 PM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Tonto Basin, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tonto Basin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.