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Florence, Arizona Weather

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

Florence, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 9:40 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
25%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Florence, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlorence, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 106°
Florence, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    106°76°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    105°71°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    103°74°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    103°77°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    103°74°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    107°76°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    105°81°-2°
Florence, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · backing 118°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the ese.
Florence, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.4
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.4
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.1954.4958.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Florence, AZ
Air quality
59
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 26.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 209.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
26.5μg/m³
PM 10DRIVERUnhealthy SG
209μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 26.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 209.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.13
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Florence, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.7mi
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
09:40 UTC ·Florence, 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
09:40 UTC ·Florence, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Florence, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Florence, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Florence, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Florence, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:37 AM
Moonset
3:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Florence, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Florence

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Florence

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.