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Golden Valley, Arizona Weather

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

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

Golden Valley, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:03 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
17%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:28 PM
Sunset
12:54 PM
Golden Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolden Valley, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 102°
Golden Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    102°79°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    102°77°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    103°79°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    103°81°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    103°79°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°75°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    103°76°+2°
Golden Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · backing 26°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 24 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Golden Valley, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.6
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 27.16 inHg
Now
919.6
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 919924
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW924.0918.7919.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Golden Valley, AZ
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

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
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.39
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Golden Valley, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
14:03 UTC · Golden Valley, 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
14:03 UTC · Golden Valley, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Golden Valley, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golden Valley, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golden Valley, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
10:28 PM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
12:54 PM
Civil dusk
8:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Golden Valley, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Golden Valley, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golden Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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 code: 86413

16-Day Forecast — Golden Valley

  1. Sun101°78°2%
  2. Mon102°77°2%
  3. Tue103°79°0%
  4. Wed103°81°0%
  5. Thu103°79°0%
  6. Fri101°75°0%
  7. Sat103°76°1%
  8. Sun103°79°6%
  9. Mon104°79°18%
  10. Tue100°68°20%
  11. Wed94°78°10%
  12. Thu99°83°19%
  13. Fri107°86°19%
  14. Sat111°92°26%
  15. Sun109°91°24%
  16. Mon109°90°11%

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 Golden Valley

  • 86413

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.