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Ajo, Arizona Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ajo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ajo, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 8:10 AM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
18%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:30 PM
Sunset
12:42 PM
Ajo, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAjo, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 82 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 82°H 106°
Ajo, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    106°82°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    105°82°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    107°82°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    107°81°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    106°78°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    103°78°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    98°82°-5°
Ajo, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 25°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 6 · pk 12 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2618SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ajo, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.1
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.1
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951956
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW955.5951.3953.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ajo, AZ
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ajo, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
168.0mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:10 UTC · Ajo, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:10 UTC · Ajo, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ajo, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ajo, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ajo, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
10:30 PM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
12:42 PM
Civil dusk
8:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ajo, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ajo, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ajo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 85321

16-Day Forecast — Ajo

  1. Sun106°82°10%
  2. Mon105°82°2%
  3. Tue107°82°0%
  4. Wed107°81°1%
  5. Thu106°78°0%
  6. Fri103°78°1%
  7. Sat98°82°4%
  8. Sun107°80°18%
  9. Mon103°84°25%
  10. Tue94°81°16%
  11. Wed102°80°13%
  12. Thu107°85°21%
  13. Fri113°91°16%
  14. Sat110°92°26%
  15. Sun104°89°29%
  16. Mon107°86°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

ZIP codes in Ajo

  • 85321

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.