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Tubac, Arizona Weather

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

Tubac, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:04 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
11%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:24 PM
Sunset
12:32 PM
Tubac, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTubac, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 105°
Tubac, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    105°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    104°76°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    102°76°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    38%
    0.06″
    100°75°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    31%
    0.53″
    102°70°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    96°71°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    96°71°
Tubac, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 286SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tubac, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
902.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 26.66 inHg
Now
902.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 902908
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.6901.8902.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tubac, AZ
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.7 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 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.50
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Tubac, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
14:04 UTC · Tubac, 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
14:04 UTC · Tubac, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tubac, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tubac, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tubac, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
10:24 PM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
12:32 PM
Civil dusk
8:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tubac, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tubac, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tubac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°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: 85646

16-Day Forecast — Tubac

  1. Sun105°76°7%
  2. Mon104°76°4%
  3. Tue102°76°21%
  4. Wed100°75°38%
  5. Thu102°70°31%
  6. Fri96°71°34%
  7. Sat96°71°47%
  8. Sun97°70°30%
  9. Mon97°77°33%
  10. Tue89°73°33%
  11. Wed95°73°38%
  12. Thu102°75°39%
  13. Fri105°82°37%
  14. Sat108°82°35%
  15. Sun104°83°41%
  16. Mon105°79°42%

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 — Tubac

SPC includes Tubac 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 Tubac

  • 85646

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.