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Wheatfields, Arizona Weather

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

Wheatfields, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 8:12 AM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
20%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
12:36 PM
Wheatfields, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWheatfields, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 101°
Wheatfields, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    101°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    102°78°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    103°77°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    104°75°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    101°73°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    100°76°
Wheatfields, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 49°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 13 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wheatfields, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.5
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 26.59 inHg
Now
900.5
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 898904
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW903.5897.7900.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Wheatfields, AZ
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wheatfields, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
160.6mi
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
15:12 UTC · Wheatfields, 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
15:12 UTC · Wheatfields, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wheatfields, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wheatfields, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wheatfields, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
12:36 PM
Civil dusk
8:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wheatfields, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wheatfields, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheatfields at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Wheatfields

  1. Sun101°77°9%
  2. Mon102°78°3%
  3. Tue103°77°10%
  4. Wed104°75°4%
  5. Thu101°73°2%
  6. Fri100°73°4%
  7. Sat100°76°6%
  8. Sun101°74°16%
  9. Mon102°75°22%
  10. Tue98°71°21%
  11. Wed99°71°18%
  12. Thu103°76°29%
  13. Fri107°79°31%
  14. Sat108°81°39%
  15. Sun106°80°39%
  16. Mon105°80°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 — Wheatfields

SPC includes Wheatfields 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 Wheatfields

  • 85501

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.