Tonto Basin, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tonto Basin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—105°80°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——107°81°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——107°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——105°77°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——104°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——103°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°78°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Tonto Basin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 85553
16-Day Forecast — Tonto Basin
- Sun105°80°11%
- Mon107°81°3%
- Tue107°78°2%
- Wed105°77°1%
- Thu104°76°2%
- Fri103°75°8%
- Sat103°78°4%
- Sun104°76°15%
- Mon108°79°19%
- Tue104°78°23%
- Wed103°75°14%
- Thu104°80°26%
- Fri113°83°28%
- Sat113°85°39%
- Sun109°82°37%
- Mon109°83°26%
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 — Tonto Basin
SPC includes Tonto Basin in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Tonto Basin
- 85553