Cactus Forest, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus Forest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——107°84°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——107°83°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——109°83°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——108°84°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle——108°85°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——104°82°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——105°85°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.9 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.47
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Cactus Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cactus Forest
- Sun107°82°4%
- Mon107°83°2%
- Tue109°83°0%
- Wed108°84°0%
- Thu108°85°5%
- Fri104°82°4%
- Sat105°85°6%
- Sun103°77°16%
- Mon109°84°24%
- Tue101°72°22%
- Wed100°78°14%
- Thu106°84°23%
- Fri115°90°24%
- Sat113°95°29%
- Sun110°92°30%
- Mon111°90°29%
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 Forest
SPC includes Cactus Forest in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Forest
- 85132