Buckshot, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckshot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——106°74°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——104°70°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——103°72°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——99°73°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——101°70°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——103°68°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——96°61°-7°
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 54.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 82
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 54.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.18
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:48 AM
- Moonset
- 4:04 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Buckshot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.