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Anthem, Arizona Weather

The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Anthem, AZ
Monday, June 15 at 9:10 AM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Sunset
12:40 PM
Anthem, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAnthem, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 103°
Anthem, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    103°84°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    107°76°+4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Partly Cloudy
    105°80°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    102°79°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Clear
    102°78°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Mostly Clear
    101°77°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    98°71°-3°
Anthem, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 52°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 293SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the sse.
Anthem, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.9
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.08 inHg
Now
950.9
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+4.7
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946951
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW950.9945.7950.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Anthem, AZ
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 10 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM10 at 37.0 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.28 fine-to-coarse ratio under 12 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
37μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
9.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 37.0 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.28 fine-to-coarse ratio under 12 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.28
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Anthem, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.2mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
16:10 UTC · Anthem, 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
16:10 UTC · Anthem, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Anthem, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Anthem, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Anthem, AZ
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
12:40 PM
Civil dusk
8:11 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Anthem, AZ
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
7:56 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Anthem, AZ
Microseason
Jun 11–15

The dry breath stills

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anthem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Anthem

  1. Mon103°84°12%
  2. Tue107°76°1%
  3. Wed105°80°1%
  4. Thu102°79°0%
  5. Fri102°78°0%
  6. Sat101°77°0%
  7. Sun98°71°1%
  8. Mon100°71°0%
  9. Tue106°76°1%
  10. Wed106°79°1%
  11. Thu104°80°1%
  12. Fri101°76°13%
  13. Sat99°73°13%
  14. Sun102°72°14%
  15. Mon109°79°19%
  16. Tue108°82°21%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Anthem

SPC has placed Anthem in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Anthem

  • 85086

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.