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Somerton, Arizona Weather

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

Somerton, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:01 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
34%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:36 PM
Sunset
12:50 PM
Somerton, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSomerton, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 111 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 111°
Somerton, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    111°80°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    109°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    111°81°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    110°81°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    109°83°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    107°84°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    105°81°-2°
Somerton, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
345° · veering 126°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Somerton, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41004.71005.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Somerton, AZ
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Somerton, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.6mi
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
14:01 UTC · Somerton, 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
14:01 UTC · Somerton, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Somerton, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Somerton, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Somerton, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
10:36 PM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
12:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Somerton, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Somerton, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Somerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 85350

16-Day Forecast — Somerton

  1. Sun111°80°1%
  2. Mon109°76°1%
  3. Tue111°81°0%
  4. Wed110°81°0%
  5. Thu109°83°0%
  6. Fri107°84°0%
  7. Sat105°81°2%
  8. Sun107°83°9%
  9. Mon110°84°15%
  10. Tue101°85°12%
  11. Wed104°84°8%
  12. Thu111°87°10%
  13. Fri120°90°16%
  14. Sat115°91°10%
  15. Sun117°90°6%
  16. Mon119°88°3%

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 Somerton

  • 85350

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.