Payson, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Payson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—93°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°69°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——97°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——99°66°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.50 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Payson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85541
16-Day Forecast — Payson
- Sun92°70°19%
- Mon94°71°3%
- Tue99°69°1%
- Wed99°67°1%
- Thu97°67°3%
- Fri98°63°4%
- Sat99°66°5%
- Sun100°64°21%
- Mon99°69°22%
- Tue95°65°27%
- Wed94°64°28%
- Thu99°67°26%
- Fri104°72°28%
- Sat102°74°39%
- Sun103°73°37%
- Mon104°71°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 — Payson
SPC includes Payson 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 Payson
- 85541
- 85547