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Drysdale, Arizona Weather

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

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

Drysdale, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 5:28 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Drysdale, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDrysdale, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 105°
Drysdale, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    106°73°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    104°69°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    102°72°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    103°71°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    102°69°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    106°69°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    104°73°-2°
Drysdale, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · backing 83°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 83° from the s.
Drysdale, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61001.41001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Drysdale, AZ
Air quality
31
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 31.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
31μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
9.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 59

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 31.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.29
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Drysdale, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
175.9mi
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
17:28 UTC ·Drysdale, 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
17:28 UTC ·Drysdale, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Drysdale, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Drysdale, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Drysdale, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Drysdale, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:49 AM
Moonset
4:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Drysdale, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Drysdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

ZIP codes in Drysdale

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.