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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
L 61°H 90°
Vail, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    91°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    86°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    83°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    89°60°
Vail, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Vail, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.44 inHg
Now
895.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893899
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Vail

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.