Carefree, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carefree weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——105°83°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——104°80°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——105°83°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°84°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——104°84°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°81°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——104°83°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.38
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Carefree at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85377
16-Day Forecast — Carefree
- Sun105°83°7%
- Mon104°80°2%
- Tue105°83°0%
- Wed105°84°0%
- Thu104°84°0%
- Fri102°81°1%
- Sat104°83°2%
- Sun101°82°13%
- Mon109°84°16%
- Tue101°81°21%
- Wed100°79°16%
- Thu104°83°23%
- Fri112°89°26%
- Sat111°92°35%
- Sun109°89°32%
- Mon110°88°32%
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 Carefree
- 85377