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Flagstaff, Arizona Weather

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

Flagstaff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Flagstaff, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 6:58 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
25%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Sunset
12:44 PM
Flagstaff, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlagstaff, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 85°
Flagstaff, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°61°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°65°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    91°65°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    91°64°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    92°61°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    96°63°+4°
Flagstaff, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 169°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Flagstaff, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
796.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 23.53 inHg
Now
796.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 794803
790795800805810-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW803.4794.2794.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Flagstaff, AZ
Air quality
151
AQI
Unhealthy
-1 in 6h

AQI 151 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 104.8 µg/m³ (AQI 186) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy
104.8μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
114μg/m³
NO₂Good
24μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 104.8 µg/m³ (AQI 186) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Flagstaff, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.8mi
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
13:58 UTC · Flagstaff, 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
13:58 UTC · Flagstaff, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Flagstaff, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Flagstaff, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Flagstaff, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
12:44 PM
Civil dusk
8:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Flagstaff, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Flagstaff, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Flagstaff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 86001, 86003, 86004, 86005, 86011

16-Day Forecast — Flagstaff

  1. Sun84°58°4%
  2. Mon86°61°4%
  3. Tue91°65°4%
  4. Wed91°65°3%
  5. Thu91°64°1%
  6. Fri92°61°4%
  7. Sat96°63°11%
  8. Sun96°61°11%
  9. Mon90°63°20%
  10. Tue90°63°34%
  11. Wed84°60°33%
  12. Thu86°62°32%
  13. Fri94°63°42%
  14. Sat98°69°42%
  15. Sun97°69°23%
  16. Mon94°65°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Flagstaff

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 — Flagstaff

SPC includes Flagstaff in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Flagstaff

  • 86011
  • 86005
  • 86004
  • 86001
  • 86002

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.