Quartzsite, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Quartzsite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——110°83°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——109°84°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——110°86°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——111°85°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——110°86°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——108°84°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——107°85°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.3 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Quartzsite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85346
16-Day Forecast — Quartzsite
- Sun110°83°1%
- Mon109°84°1%
- Tue110°86°0%
- Wed111°85°0%
- Thu110°86°0%
- Fri108°84°0%
- Sat107°85°1%
- Sun108°85°9%
- Mon114°87°14%
- Tue102°85°14%
- Wed106°87°8%
- Thu108°90°15%
- Fri118°92°13%
- Sat118°96°19%
- Sun115°92°11%
- Mon118°90°6%
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 Quartzsite
- 85346
- 85359