Tombstone, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tombstone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—99°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—99°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle46%—98°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers33%0.01″98°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%0.01″95°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle39%0.04″96°71°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.4 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.51
- 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
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Tombstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85638
16-Day Forecast — Tombstone
- Sun100°73°4%
- Mon99°71°17%
- Tue99°78°46%
- Wed98°72°46%
- Thu98°71°33%
- Fri95°71°31%
- Sat96°71°39%
- Sun97°72°27%
- Mon93°71°21%
- Tue88°71°23%
- Wed94°71°24%
- Thu98°74°29%
- Fri100°80°28%
- Sat102°80°42%
- Sun103°78°45%
- Mon102°80°44%
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 — Tombstone
SPC includes Tombstone 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 Tombstone
- 85638