Nelson, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——108°78°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——107°79°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——109°83°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——108°84°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—108°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—104°80°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle17%—104°81°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 38.2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 38.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.40
- 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
- 10:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Nelson
- Sun107°78°3%
- Mon107°79°2%
- Tue109°83°6%
- Wed108°84°2%
- Thu108°76°25%
- Fri104°80°18%
- Sat104°81°17%
- Sun102°80°24%
- Mon104°84°24%
- Tue99°78°21%
- Wed101°80°24%
- Thu110°84°19%
- Fri113°91°23%
- Sat114°93°27%
- Sun109°92°26%
- Mon110°90°23%
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 — Nelson
SPC includes Nelson 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 Nelson
- 85653