Fort Apache, Arizona Weather
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Fort Apache weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle22%0.06″91°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast13%—92°65°+1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——95°62°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°57°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——89°58°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——87°59°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——93°58°+6°
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 5.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:43 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Fort Apache at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (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 — Fort Apache
SPC has placed Fort Apache 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.