La Paz Valley, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Paz Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——105°71°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——106°75°+1°
- FridayJun 5Clear——104°78°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——103°79°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——98°77°-5°
- MondayJun 8Clear——99°74°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——102°75°+3°
Ozone at AQI 66 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 by mid-afternoon.
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 66 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 10.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 90
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
- 5:09 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
La Paz Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.