Morenci, Arizona Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morenci weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Drizzle15%0.05″98°69°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast11%—96°70°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——95°72°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——94°70°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——95°67°+1°
- MondayJun 22Clear——96°68°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Clear——100°69°+4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM10 at 46.0 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.18 fine-to-coarse ratio under 17 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 10.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 46.0 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.18 fine-to-coarse ratio under 17 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.18
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 7:43 AM
- Moonset
- 9:35 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
The first anvil tops
Morenci at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Morenci
- Wed98°69°15%
- Thu96°70°11%
- Fri95°72°0%
- Sat94°70°0%
- Sun95°67°0%
- Mon96°68°0%
- Tue100°69°3%
- Wed99°72°3%
- Thu102°73°3%
- Fri101°74°4%
- Sat99°73°4%
- Sun98°67°6%
- Mon97°72°6%
- Tue97°76°10%
- Wed101°76°13%
- Thu97°73°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Morenci
SPC has placed Morenci 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.
ZIP codes in Morenci
- 85540