Fortuna Foothills, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortuna Foothills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——104°74°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——104°74°0°
- FridayJun 5Clear——104°75°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——102°76°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——97°73°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——98°69°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——103°72°+5°
Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.16
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:07 AM
- Moonset
- 3:04 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Fortuna Foothills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°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 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.