Cactus Flats, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus Flats weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——105°78°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—105°77°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—103°80°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%—102°79°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle——105°80°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—101°78°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle17%—103°80°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
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
- 10:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Cactus Flats at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cactus Flats
- Sun105°78°3%
- Mon105°77°27%
- Tue103°80°41%
- Wed102°79°20%
- Thu105°80°7%
- Fri101°78°12%
- Sat103°80°17%
- Sun102°78°23%
- Mon102°83°25%
- Tue98°79°25%
- Wed101°77°19%
- Thu103°81°26%
- Fri107°84°25%
- Sat109°85°45%
- Sun110°87°42%
- Mon108°84°42%
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 — Cactus Flats
SPC includes Cactus Flats in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Cactus Flats
- 85546
- 85548