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Sedona, Arizona Weather

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

Sedona, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 9:14 AM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
14%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
12:44 PM
Sedona, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSedona, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 96°
Sedona, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°77°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°74°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°72°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°73°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°70°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    102°72°+1°
Sedona, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 27°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 8 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sedona, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.4
+3.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.79 inHg
Now
873.4
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869875
865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.2869.4873.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sedona, AZ
Air quality
165
AQI
Unhealthy
-6 in 6h

AQI 165 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
21.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
31μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 10.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
10.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sedona, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
16:14 UTC · Sedona, 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
16:14 UTC · Sedona, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sedona, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sedona, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sedona, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
12:44 PM
Civil dusk
8:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sedona, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sedona, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sedona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 86336, 86351

16-Day Forecast — Sedona

  1. Sun96°75°3%
  2. Mon97°77°3%
  3. Tue101°74°3%
  4. Wed101°72°0%
  5. Thu102°73°3%
  6. Fri101°70°2%
  7. Sat102°72°7%
  8. Sun103°69°16%
  9. Mon101°72°20%
  10. Tue97°70°26%
  11. Wed89°68°29%
  12. Thu95°72°40%
  13. Fri106°74°35%
  14. Sat107°79°34%
  15. Sun106°77°23%
  16. Mon99°76°26%

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 — Sedona

SPC includes Sedona in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Sedona

  • 86336
  • 86339
  • 86340

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.