Weather in Bowie, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowie, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
7%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
7:09 PM
Bowie, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
69°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
Bowie, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—83°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—87°64°
Bowie, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Bowie, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
260° · backing 26°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Bowie, AZ
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Bowie, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowie, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:36 PM
- Moonset
- 2:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bowie, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Bowie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.