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Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central Heights-Midland City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:04 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
15%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
12:36 PM
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentral Heights-Midland City, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 100°
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    103°77°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    103°76°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    103°74°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    101°73°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    99°72°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    100°76°+1°
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 178°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 11 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 178° from the ese.
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
896.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.47 inHg
Now
896.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895901
890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW901.0894.8896.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.76 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
146.4mi
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
14:04 UTC · Central Heights-Midland 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
14:04 UTC · Central Heights-Midland City, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Central Heights-Midland 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
4:51 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
12:36 PM
Civil dusk
8:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central Heights-Midland City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Central Heights-Midland City

  1. Sun101°78°6%
  2. Mon103°77°3%
  3. Tue103°76°10%
  4. Wed103°74°2%
  5. Thu101°73°3%
  6. Fri99°72°3%
  7. Sat100°76°6%
  8. Sun101°74°18%
  9. Mon101°75°16%
  10. Tue98°71°17%
  11. Wed98°70°22%
  12. Thu102°76°29%
  13. Fri107°79°31%
  14. Sat108°80°39%
  15. Sun106°80°39%
  16. Mon105°80°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 — Central Heights-Midland City

SPC includes Central Heights-Midland City 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 Central Heights-Midland City

  • 85501

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.