Weather in Sun Valley, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sun Valley, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
8%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
7:17 PM
Sun Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
Sun Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—78°49°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—77°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—78°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—79°52°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—82°51°
Sun Valley, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sun Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · backing 20°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Sun Valley, AZ
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Sun Valley, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sun Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun Valley, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Sun Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (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.