Weather in Prescott, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:44 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
17%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
Prescott, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
60°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
Prescott, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—71°51°
- MondayMay 18Clear—68°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—76°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°51°
- FridayMay 22Clear—81°51°
Prescott, AZ
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prescott, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · veering 14°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Prescott, AZ
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Prescott, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prescott, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 2:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Prescott, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.