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Picacho, Arizona Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Picacho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Picacho, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 8:06 AM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
10%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:23 PM
Sunset
12:37 PM
Picacho, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPicacho, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 84 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 84°H 109°
Picacho, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    109°83°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    107°84°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    109°84°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    109°85°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    109°83°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    106°82°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    106°86°
Picacho, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · veering 22°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Picacho, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.2
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.2
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.2954.3956.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Picacho, AZ
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.0 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
29μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.50
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Picacho, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:06 UTC · Picacho, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:06 UTC · Picacho, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Picacho, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Picacho, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Picacho, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
10:23 PM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
12:37 PM
Civil dusk
8:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Picacho, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Picacho, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Picacho at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 85141

16-Day Forecast — Picacho

  1. Sun109°82°7%
  2. Mon107°84°3%
  3. Tue109°84°0%
  4. Wed109°85°1%
  5. Thu109°83°5%
  6. Fri106°82°8%
  7. Sat106°86°10%
  8. Sun103°81°17%
  9. Mon108°84°22%
  10. Tue104°74°20%
  11. Wed101°78°18%
  12. Thu108°84°19%
  13. Fri116°91°23%
  14. Sat114°95°27%
  15. Sun110°93°26%
  16. Mon111°91°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.

ZIP codes in Picacho

  • 85131
  • 85141

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.