Lake Montezuma, Arizona Weather
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Lake Montezuma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——103°78°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——105°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——106°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——104°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——104°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——107°74°+3°
AQI 165 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 11.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Lake Montezuma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Montezuma
- Sun100°75°8%
- Mon103°78°3%
- Tue105°73°0%
- Wed106°72°3%
- Thu104°73°4%
- Fri104°73°2%
- Sat107°74°2%
- Sun105°72°17%
- Mon109°70°19%
- Tue98°71°23%
- Wed100°72°25%
- Thu103°76°39%
- Fri110°77°38%
- Sat104°81°32%
- Sun110°79°31%
- Mon110°78°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 — Lake Montezuma
SPC includes Lake Montezuma in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Lake Montezuma
- 86335
- 86342