Gold Canyon, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gold Canyon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——102°72°—
- ThursdayJun 4Partly Cloudy——103°78°+1°
- FridayJun 5Clear——102°74°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——100°74°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——100°76°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——100°74°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——102°79°+2°
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 58.1 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 during the projected peak around 6 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 58.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.18
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Gold Canyon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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 — Gold Canyon
SPC has placed Gold Canyon in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.