Weather in Vail, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vail, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
10%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:13 PM
Vail, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
64°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
67°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
Vail, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°62°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°59°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—83°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—88°64°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—89°60°
Vail, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Vail, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 101°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Vail, AZ
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Vail, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vail, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vail, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.