Weather in Parks, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parks, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
17%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
Parks, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
5p
69°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
Parks, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—70°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—65°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%62°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°45°
Parks, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Parks, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
232° · backing 101°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
Parks, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Parks, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parks, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:37 PM
- Moonset
- 2:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Parks, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Parks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.