Picture Rocks, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Picture Rocks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——108°81°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——106°80°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——108°83°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——108°85°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers20%—107°80°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—104°80°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—103°77°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.0 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.42
- Wind
- calm
- 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
Picture Rocks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Picture Rocks
- Sun108°81°4%
- Mon106°80°3%
- Tue108°83°3%
- Wed108°85°2%
- Thu107°80°20%
- Fri104°80°12%
- Sat103°77°22%
- Sun102°77°25%
- Mon102°84°27%
- Tue98°78°24%
- Wed100°79°17%
- Thu109°83°19%
- Fri112°89°23%
- Sat114°92°27%
- Sun109°91°26%
- Mon109°89°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 — Picture Rocks
SPC includes Picture Rocks 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 Picture Rocks
- 85653
- 85743