Nogales, Arizona Weather
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Nogales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm21%0.13″102°72°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast24%—95°69°-7°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——92°68°-3°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——93°72°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——92°69°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——92°67°0°
- MondayJun 22Clear——95°68°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.37
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
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- Moonrise
- 6:42 AM
- Moonset
- 8:44 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Nogales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Nogales
- Tue97°72°21%
- Wed95°69°24%
- Thu92°68°4%
- Fri93°72°0%
- Sat92°69°1%
- Sun92°67°1%
- Mon95°68°1%
- Tue102°73°4%
- Wed103°79°7%
- Thu102°76°11%
- Fri99°73°11%
- Sat96°73°16%
- Sun97°71°26%
- Mon96°71°29%
- Tue95°68°27%
- Wed92°67°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Nogales
SPC has placed Nogales in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Nogales
- 85621