Sunsites, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunsites weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%0.02″98°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle45%0.02″98°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—98°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers22%1.0″99°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers25%0.14″96°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%0.01″97°73°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- 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
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sunsites at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sunsites
- Sun100°72°4%
- Mon98°71°13%
- Tue98°74°45%
- Wed98°75°39%
- Thu99°69°22%
- Fri96°71°25%
- Sat97°73°39%
- Sun97°71°29%
- Mon93°72°26%
- Tue90°71°26%
- Wed91°70°22%
- Thu98°75°32%
- Fri100°80°32%
- Sat103°79°35%
- Sun102°79°36%
- Mon102°80°36%
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 — Sunsites
SPC includes Sunsites in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Sunsites
- 85625