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Apache Junction, Arizona Weather

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

Apache Junction, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 6:56 AM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
15%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Sunset
12:39 PM
Apache Junction, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastApache Junction, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 85 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 85°H 109°
Apache Junction, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    109°84°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    108°85°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    108°85°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    107°85°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    108°84°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    105°80°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    105°85°
Apache Junction, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 13 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Apache Junction, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.13 inHg
Now
952.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951956
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.2951.3952.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Apache Junction, AZ
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 50.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
18.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
50μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 50.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Apache Junction, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
170.8mi
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
13:56 UTC · Apache Junction, 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
13:56 UTC · Apache Junction, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Apache Junction, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Apache Junction, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Apache Junction, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
12:39 PM
Civil dusk
8:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Apache Junction, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Apache Junction, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apache Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 85119, 85120

16-Day Forecast — Apache Junction

  1. Sun108°84°10%
  2. Mon108°85°2%
  3. Tue108°85°0%
  4. Wed107°85°0%
  5. Thu108°84°3%
  6. Fri105°80°3%
  7. Sat105°85°3%
  8. Sun103°80°16%
  9. Mon110°83°21%
  10. Tue105°76°20%
  11. Wed102°77°17%
  12. Thu107°85°32%
  13. Fri115°92°32%
  14. Sat115°94°39%
  15. Sun110°92°38%
  16. Mon111°93°35%

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 Apache Junction

  • 85119
  • 85120
  • 85117
  • 85178

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.