Weather in Fort Apache, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Apache, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
7%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Fort Apache, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
Fort Apache, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—78°55°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—72°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—81°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—84°49°
Fort Apache, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fort Apache, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · veering 42°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Fort Apache, AZ
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 132.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Fort Apache, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Apache, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:34 PM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Apache, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Fort Apache at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (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.