Weather in Tubac, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tubac, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
13%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Tubac, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
59°
6a
65°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
82°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
Tubac, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°58°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—81°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°60°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—88°59°
Tubac, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Tubac, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
231° · veering 55°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
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
Tubac, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Tubac, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tubac, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:45 PM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Tubac, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tubac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (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.