Blue Ridge, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—91°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——90°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——90°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——92°59°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°61°+3°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 29.1 µg/m³ (AQI 88) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 29.1 µg/m³ (AQI 88) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Blue Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge
- Sun84°60°7%
- Mon85°65°3%
- Tue91°62°20%
- Wed90°63°2%
- Thu90°61°2%
- Fri92°59°7%
- Sat95°61°9%
- Sun95°60°19%
- Mon93°64°25%
- Tue85°61°31%
- Wed86°58°35%
- Thu90°64°35%
- Fri96°62°39%
- Sat93°67°42%
- Sun94°66°41%
- Mon96°66°23%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Blue Ridge
SPC includes Blue Ridge in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Blue Ridge
- 86024