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Lake Montezuma, Arizona Weather

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Lake Montezuma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Montezuma, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 8:10 AM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
15%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
12:43 PM
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Montezuma, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 100°
Lake Montezuma, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    103°78°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    105°73°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    106°72°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    104°73°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    104°73°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    107°74°+3°
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 26°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.2
+2.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.58 inHg
Now
900.2
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897903
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW902.8897.3900.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Air quality
165
AQI
Unhealthy
-7 in 6h

AQI 165 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 77.5 µg/m³ (AQI 166) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy
77.5μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
90μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 77.5 µg/m³ (AQI 166) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.5mi
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
15:10 UTC · Lake Montezuma, 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
15:10 UTC · Lake Montezuma, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Montezuma, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
12:43 PM
Civil dusk
8:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Montezuma, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Montezuma, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Montezuma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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

  1. Sun100°75°8%
  2. Mon103°78°3%
  3. Tue105°73°0%
  4. Wed106°72°3%
  5. Thu104°73°4%
  6. Fri104°73°2%
  7. Sat107°74°2%
  8. Sun105°72°17%
  9. Mon109°70°19%
  10. Tue98°71°23%
  11. Wed100°72°25%
  12. Thu103°76°39%
  13. Fri110°77°38%
  14. Sat104°81°32%
  15. Sun110°79°31%
  16. 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

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.