Maricopa, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maricopa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—110°83°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——109°82°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——111°86°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——111°86°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——111°86°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——107°82°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——107°85°0°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.52 with 6 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 35 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.52 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Maricopa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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 codes: 85138, 85139
16-Day Forecast — Maricopa
- Sun110°83°13%
- Mon109°82°2%
- Tue111°86°0%
- Wed111°86°0%
- Thu111°86°2%
- Fri107°82°4%
- Sat107°85°5%
- Sun108°83°10%
- Mon112°83°18%
- Tue106°78°20%
- Wed104°79°15%
- Thu109°82°13%
- Fri117°91°19%
- Sat115°94°26%
- Sun111°92°30%
- Mon113°91°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Maricopa
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 Maricopa
- 85138
- 85139