Weather in Sierra Vista, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sierra Vista, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
11%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:11 PM
Sierra Vista, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
Sierra Vista, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°58°
- SundayMay 17Clear—81°54°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—78°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—83°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°58°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—84°55°
Sierra Vista, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sierra Vista, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · veering 149°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
Sierra Vista, AZ
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Sierra Vista, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sierra Vista, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sierra Vista, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Sierra Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 24 (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.