Sunwest, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunwest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——108°80°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——106°79°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——109°83°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——109°82°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——108°83°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——105°79°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——108°80°+3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.54
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sunwest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sunwest
- Sun108°79°2%
- Mon106°79°2%
- Tue109°83°0%
- Wed109°82°0%
- Thu108°83°0%
- Fri105°79°1%
- Sat108°80°2%
- Sun107°80°11%
- Mon110°84°14%
- Tue101°81°18%
- Wed103°82°9%
- Thu107°86°21%
- Fri115°94°16%
- Sat113°96°24%
- Sun114°94°14%
- Mon115°90°13%
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 Sunwest
- 85348