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New River, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

New River, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 8:20 PM
100
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
12%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
New River, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew River, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 97°
New River, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    103°78°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    102°72°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    97°71°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    97°73°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    96°71°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    97°69°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    89°70°-8°
New River, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · steady
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
New River, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934938
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.3933.9934.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New River, AZ
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 109 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 109 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
10.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 109

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
New River, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
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
20:20 UTC ·New River, 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
20:20 UTC ·New River, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
New River, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
New River, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New River, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
New River, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:41 AM
Moonset
3:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
New River, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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.

ZIP codes in New River

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.