Oracle, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oracle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°76°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—99°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—97°72°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—94°70°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast19%—94°73°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57), ratio 0.46 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57), ratio 0.46 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Oracle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85623
16-Day Forecast — Oracle
- Sun97°75°9%
- Mon98°76°4%
- Tue99°75°11%
- Wed99°73°3%
- Thu97°72°19%
- Fri94°70°12%
- Sat94°73°19%
- Sun95°70°24%
- Mon97°74°24%
- Tue89°68°22%
- Wed95°68°26%
- Thu99°73°23%
- Fri102°79°23%
- Sat105°81°26%
- Sun100°79°30%
- Mon99°79°29%
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 — Oracle
SPC includes Oracle 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 Oracle
- 85623