Blue Ridge, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——84°55°—
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——85°57°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°56°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——78°55°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——78°52°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——81°54°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——73°49°-8°
Ozone at AQI 65. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 11.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
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
- 5:40 AM
- Moonset
- 3:45 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Blue Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.