Fort Apache, Arizona Weather
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Fort Apache weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle18%0.04″97°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle30%0.01″98°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Rain19%0.74″99°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain—0.21″98°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—98°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear30%—98°68°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Fort Apache at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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: 85926
16-Day Forecast — Fort Apache
- Sun93°72°3%
- Mon97°70°18%
- Tue98°66°30%
- Wed99°65°19%
- Thu98°66°6%
- Fri98°66°13%
- Sat98°68°30%
- Sun92°68°36%
- Mon96°67°42%
- Tue93°67°35%
- Wed92°66°41%
- Thu97°68°39%
- Fri103°72°48%
- Sat99°73°45%
- Sun99°72°48%
- Mon107°70°48%
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 — Fort Apache
SPC includes Fort Apache 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 Fort Apache
- 85926