Sanders, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanders weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——96°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——101°65°+5°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- 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
- 10:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sanders at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 86512
16-Day Forecast — Sanders
- Sun87°61°4%
- Mon92°63°5%
- Tue94°67°9%
- Wed95°66°3%
- Thu95°67°2%
- Fri96°68°2%
- Sat101°65°6%
- Sun100°70°9%
- Mon96°71°15%
- Tue95°71°13%
- Wed97°69°17%
- Thu97°70°48%
- Fri100°70°46%
- Sat102°70°44%
- Sun101°70°30%
- Mon101°70°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sanders
SPC includes Sanders 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 Sanders
- 86512