Indian Wells, Arizona Weather
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Indian Wells weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——93°71°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——97°72°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.56 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.56 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Indian Wells at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 86031
16-Day Forecast — Indian Wells
- Sun87°61°4%
- Mon90°64°4%
- Tue92°69°4%
- Wed93°69°3%
- Thu93°72°2%
- Fri93°71°2%
- Sat97°72°4%
- Sun95°69°7%
- Mon95°71°11%
- Tue93°71°15%
- Wed94°69°15%
- Thu94°70°29%
- Fri96°73°43%
- Sat100°72°45%
- Sun99°74°26%
- Mon99°73°29%
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 — Indian Wells
SPC includes Indian Wells 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 Indian Wells
- 86031