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Elgin, Arizona Weather

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

Elgin, AZ
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:29 PM
91
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
11%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM
Elgin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElgin, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Elgin, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Drizzle
    0.02″
    91°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°67°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°63°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°62°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    89°62°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    95°64°+6°
Elgin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · backing 120°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 10
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 10 · pk 43 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 120° from the sw.
Elgin, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.29 inHg
Now
856.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 854860
850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW859.9854.1854.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elgin, AZ
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
2.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61
Elgin, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY 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
23:29 UTC ·Elgin, 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
23:29 UTC ·Elgin, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elgin, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elgin, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elgin, AZ
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elgin, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:48 AM
Moonset
2:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Elgin, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Elgin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 3, 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 — Elgin

SPC has placed Elgin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Elgin

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.