Clifton, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——101°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—101°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—100°76°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—100°76°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—102°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%0.01″102°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—103°77°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 33.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.5 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 33.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 10:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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.
ZIP code: 85533
16-Day Forecast — Clifton
- Sun101°79°5%
- Mon101°74°22%
- Tue100°76°42%
- Wed100°76°25%
- Thu102°76°10%
- Fri102°75°17%
- Sat103°77°23%
- Sun99°76°20%
- Mon99°80°28%
- Tue97°78°30%
- Wed99°77°22%
- Thu101°78°26%
- Fri105°81°25%
- Sat106°83°45%
- Sun108°82°42%
- Mon107°83°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 — Clifton
SPC includes Clifton 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 Clifton
- 85533
- 85540