Maricopa Colony, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maricopa Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——111°84°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——110°85°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——112°84°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——112°84°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——111°83°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——108°80°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——108°82°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Maricopa Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Maricopa Colony
- Sun111°84°7%
- Mon110°85°2%
- Tue112°84°0%
- Wed112°84°0%
- Thu111°83°1%
- Fri108°80°3%
- Sat108°82°4%
- Sun109°82°9%
- Mon113°81°17%
- Tue107°76°20%
- Wed106°78°11%
- Thu111°84°23%
- Fri119°90°24%
- Sat118°94°32%
- Sun113°92°33%
- Mon116°89°26%
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 Maricopa Colony
- 85339