Ak Chin, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ak Chin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——103°69°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——103°73°0°
- FridayJun 5Clear——102°72°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——101°69°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——100°71°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——101°68°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle——105°72°+4°
Ozone at AQI 48 now. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
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 48 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Ak Chin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, 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.