Weather in Cottonwood, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
9%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:24 PM
Cottonwood, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
89°
5p
88°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
77°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
65°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
Cottonwood, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°59°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—82°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—79°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°55°
- FridayMay 22Clear—91°56°
Cottonwood, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Cottonwood, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 160°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
Cottonwood, AZ
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Cottonwood, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:39 PM
- Moonset
- 2:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cottonwood, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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.