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Tacna, Arizona Weather

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

Tacna, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:00 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
31%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Sunset
12:47 PM
Tacna, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTacna, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 81 to 111 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 81°H 111°
Tacna, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    111°81°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    110°81°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    111°84°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    110°82°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    108°82°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    106°84°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    105°81°-1°
Tacna, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 159°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tacna, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.2997.1997.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tacna, AZ
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
2.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.51
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Tacna, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
121.7mi
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
14:00 UTC · Tacna, 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
14:00 UTC · Tacna, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tacna, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tacna, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tacna, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
12:47 PM
Civil dusk
8:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tacna, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tacna, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tacna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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: 85352

16-Day Forecast — Tacna

  1. Sun111°80°2%
  2. Mon110°81°1%
  3. Tue111°84°0%
  4. Wed110°82°0%
  5. Thu108°82°0%
  6. Fri106°84°0%
  7. Sat105°81°2%
  8. Sun109°85°13%
  9. Mon109°84°14%
  10. Tue96°87°15%
  11. Wed103°83°6%
  12. Thu107°91°10%
  13. Fri119°94°13%
  14. Sat112°97°17%
  15. Sun112°94°6%
  16. Mon116°91°10%

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 Tacna

  • 85356
  • 85352

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.