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Prescott, Arizona Weather

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

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

Prescott, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:00 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
20%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Sunset
12:46 PM
Prescott, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrescott, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 92°
Prescott, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    92°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°70°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    94°70°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    93°70°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°66°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    95°69°+2°
Prescott, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 139°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prescott, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
841.4
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 24.85 inHg
Now
841.4
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 840847
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW846.5839.9841.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Prescott, AZ
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 8 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.46
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Prescott, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
159.6mi
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
14:00 UTC · Prescott, 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
14:00 UTC · Prescott, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prescott, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prescott, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prescott, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
12:46 PM
Civil dusk
8:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Prescott, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Prescott, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prescott at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 86301, 86303, 86305, 86313

16-Day Forecast — Prescott

  1. Sun91°69°11%
  2. Mon92°70°3%
  3. Tue94°70°4%
  4. Wed94°70°1%
  5. Thu93°70°1%
  6. Fri93°66°1%
  7. Sat95°69°5%
  8. Sun98°68°16%
  9. Mon96°69°23%
  10. Tue91°67°29%
  11. Wed90°65°30%
  12. Thu93°69°32%
  13. Fri100°71°42%
  14. Sat103°75°42%
  15. Sun101°72°27%
  16. Mon102°73°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.

ZIP codes in Prescott

  • 86305
  • 86301
  • 86303
  • 86313
  • 86302
  • 86304

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.