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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

Maricopa Colony, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 9:15 AM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
14%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Sunset
12:42 PM
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaricopa Colony, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 85 to 111 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 85°H 111°
Maricopa Colony, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    111°84°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    110°85°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    112°84°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    112°84°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    111°83°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    108°80°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    108°82°
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 169°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 13 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.2974.5977.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

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
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
16:15 UTC · Maricopa Colony, 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
16:15 UTC · Maricopa Colony, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maricopa Colony, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
12:42 PM
Civil dusk
8:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Maricopa Colony, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Maricopa Colony, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun111°84°7%
  2. Mon110°85°2%
  3. Tue112°84°0%
  4. Wed112°84°0%
  5. Thu111°83°1%
  6. Fri108°80°3%
  7. Sat108°82°4%
  8. Sun109°82°9%
  9. Mon113°81°17%
  10. Tue107°76°20%
  11. Wed106°78°11%
  12. Thu111°84°23%
  13. Fri119°90°24%
  14. Sat118°94°32%
  15. Sun113°92°33%
  16. 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

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.