Morenci, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morenci weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°80°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%0.03″100°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers41%0.01″98°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—98°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain13%0.13″100°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%0.01″100°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—101°75°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Morenci at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 code: 85540
16-Day Forecast — Morenci
- Sun100°80°5%
- Mon100°74°26%
- Tue98°72°41%
- Wed98°73°27%
- Thu100°73°13%
- Fri100°73°18%
- Sat101°75°22%
- Sun97°76°19%
- Mon98°77°27%
- Tue95°76°29%
- Wed97°75°22%
- Thu99°77°26%
- Fri104°79°25%
- Sat103°81°45%
- Sun106°81°42%
- Mon105°82°42%
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 — Morenci
SPC includes Morenci in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Morenci
- 85540