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Bullhead City, Arizona Weather

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

Bullhead City, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 9:17 AM
99
°
Overcast
Feels like
98°
Humidity
19%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Sunset
12:56 PM
Bullhead City, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBullhead City, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 83 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 83°H 110°
Bullhead City, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    110°87°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    110°83°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    111°85°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    112°88°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    112°85°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    110°84°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    111°85°+1°
Bullhead City, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 10°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the ssw.
Bullhead City, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.6977.4980.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bullhead City, AZ
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 10 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45), ratio 0.42 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45), ratio 0.42 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.42
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Bullhead City, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
164.7mi
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
16:17 UTC · Bullhead City, 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
16:17 UTC · Bullhead City, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bullhead City, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bullhead City, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bullhead City, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
12:56 PM
Civil dusk
8:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bullhead City, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bullhead City, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bullhead City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 86429, 86442

16-Day Forecast — Bullhead City

  1. Sun110°87°1%
  2. Mon110°83°1%
  3. Tue111°85°0%
  4. Wed112°88°0%
  5. Thu112°85°0%
  6. Fri110°84°0%
  7. Sat111°85°1%
  8. Sun110°88°3%
  9. Mon112°89°4%
  10. Tue108°79°11%
  11. Wed101°84°6%
  12. Thu107°91°12%
  13. Fri114°94°16%
  14. Sat118°100°16%
  15. Sun117°99°12%
  16. Mon117°97°7%

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 Bullhead City

  • 86442
  • 86429
  • 86430
  • 86439

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.