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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

Quartzsite, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 9:13 AM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
22%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Sunset
12:50 PM
Quartzsite, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastQuartzsite, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 84 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 84°H 110°
Quartzsite, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    110°83°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    109°84°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    110°86°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    111°85°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    110°86°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    108°84°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    107°85°-1°
Quartzsite, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
308° · veering 65°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 6
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 6 · pk 11 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Quartzsite, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.3978.9981.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Quartzsite, AZ
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

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
Quartzsite, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.9mi
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
16:13 UTC · Quartzsite, 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
16:13 UTC · Quartzsite, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Quartzsite, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Quartzsite, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Quartzsite, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
12:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Quartzsite, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Quartzsite, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun110°83°1%
  2. Mon109°84°1%
  3. Tue110°86°0%
  4. Wed111°85°0%
  5. Thu110°86°0%
  6. Fri108°84°0%
  7. Sat107°85°1%
  8. Sun108°85°9%
  9. Mon114°87°14%
  10. Tue102°85°14%
  11. Wed106°87°8%
  12. Thu108°90°15%
  13. Fri118°92°13%
  14. Sat118°96°19%
  15. Sun115°92°11%
  16. 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

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.