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Aztec, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Aztec, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 5:08 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
9%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Aztec, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAztec, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 106°
Aztec, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    107°75°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    105°73°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    104°74°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    101°75°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    102°73°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    106°73°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    99°78°-7°
Aztec, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 49°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Aztec, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3987.8987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Aztec, AZ
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
9.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61
Aztec, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
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
17:08 UTC ·Aztec, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:08 UTC ·Aztec, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Aztec, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aztec, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aztec, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Aztec, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:44 AM
Moonset
4:00 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Aztec, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aztec at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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.

ZIP codes in Aztec

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.