Rainbow City, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainbow City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—94°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain33%0.21″93°61°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers17%0.20″96°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers—0.23″95°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—95°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy29%—99°65°+4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rainbow City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rainbow City
- Sun91°69°3%
- Mon94°69°21%
- Tue93°61°33%
- Wed96°61°17%
- Thu95°65°6%
- Fri95°62°12%
- Sat99°65°29%
- Sun91°65°37%
- Mon91°65°42%
- Tue89°64°37%
- Wed89°64°41%
- Thu94°66°39%
- Fri100°69°48%
- Sat96°71°45%
- Sun97°72°48%
- Mon102°67°48%
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 — Rainbow City
SPC includes Rainbow City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Rainbow City
- 85941