Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Creek Canyon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——97°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——97°65°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy11%—99°66°+2°
AQI 167 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 178.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 188.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 178.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 188.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Oak Creek Canyon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Oak Creek Canyon
- Sun89°68°3%
- Mon92°70°4%
- Tue96°69°2%
- Wed97°68°1%
- Thu97°68°2%
- Fri97°65°2%
- Sat99°66°11%
- Sun101°64°12%
- Mon100°68°21%
- Tue94°66°35%
- Wed88°62°25%
- Thu92°66°40%
- Fri101°69°35%
- Sat104°73°34%
- Sun102°72°23%
- Mon98°72°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Oak Creek Canyon
SPC includes Oak Creek Canyon in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Oak Creek Canyon
- 86336