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Golden Shores, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Golden Shores, AZ
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:58 PM
103
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
7%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Golden Shores, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolden Shores, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 105°
Golden Shores, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    108°75°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    110°78°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    109°80°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    105°77°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    102°77°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    101°73°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    104°77°+3°
Golden Shores, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 72°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Golden Shores, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9983.4983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Golden Shores, AZ
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 58 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 by mid-afternoon.

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
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
10.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 79
Golden Shores, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
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
18:58 UTC ·Golden Shores, 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
18:58 UTC ·Golden Shores, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Golden Shores, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golden Shores, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golden Shores, AZ
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Golden Shores, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
2:59 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Golden Shores, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Golden Shores at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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.

ZIP codes in Golden Shores

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.