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Gila Bend, Arizona Weather

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

Gila Bend, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:02 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
18%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:27 PM
Sunset
12:43 PM
Gila Bend, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGila Bend, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 83 to 111 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 83°H 111°
Gila Bend, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    111°80°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    111°83°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    112°86°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    112°83°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    112°85°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    109°84°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    107°84°-2°
Gila Bend, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 41°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the nne.
Gila Bend, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.9984.9985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gila Bend, AZ
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gila Bend, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
172.7mi
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
14:02 UTC · Gila Bend, 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
14:02 UTC · Gila Bend, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gila Bend, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gila Bend, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gila Bend, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
10:27 PM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
12:43 PM
Civil dusk
8:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gila Bend, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gila Bend, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gila Bend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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: 85337

16-Day Forecast — Gila Bend

  1. Sun111°80°11%
  2. Mon111°83°2%
  3. Tue112°86°0%
  4. Wed112°83°1%
  5. Thu112°85°0%
  6. Fri109°84°1%
  7. Sat107°84°6%
  8. Sun109°84°10%
  9. Mon112°84°13%
  10. Tue101°82°13%
  11. Wed105°82°8%
  12. Thu111°91°17%
  13. Fri119°95°23%
  14. Sat118°95°26%
  15. Sun112°94°23%
  16. Mon115°90°26%

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 Gila Bend

  • 85337
  • 85326

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.