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Avra Valley, Arizona Weather

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

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

Avra Valley, AZ
Monday, June 15 at 7:30 AM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
39%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Sunset
12:33 PM
Avra Valley, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAvra Valley, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 104°
Avra Valley, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    13%
    104°79°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    106°78°+2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    19%
    103°84°-3°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    12%
    102°82°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    102°82°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    102°82°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    100°78°-2°
Avra Valley, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 99°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 99° from the sse.
Avra Valley, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.4
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.4
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.8943.5947.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Avra Valley, AZ
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM10 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 21) with a 0.38 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 21) with a 0.38 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.38
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Avra Valley, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
47%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
113.1mi
UNLIMITED
184 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
14:30 UTC · Avra Valley, 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
14:30 UTC · Avra Valley, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Avra Valley, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Avra Valley, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Avra Valley, AZ
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
12:33 PM
Civil dusk
8:03 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Avra Valley, AZ
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:31 AM
Moonset
7:47 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Avra Valley, AZ
Microseason
Jun 11–15

The dry breath stills

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avra Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Avra Valley

  1. Mon104°79°13%
  2. Tue106°78°9%
  3. Wed103°84°19%
  4. Thu102°82°12%
  5. Fri102°82°1%
  6. Sat102°82°1%
  7. Sun100°78°1%
  8. Mon102°77°1%
  9. Tue104°79°1%
  10. Wed104°82°3%
  11. Thu104°82°3%
  12. Fri101°84°16%
  13. Sat102°78°19%
  14. Sun103°77°20%
  15. Mon104°80°26%
  16. Tue109°82°29%

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 — Avra Valley

SPC has placed Avra Valley 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 Avra Valley

  • 85653

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.